Is Trader Joe's Organic Toasted Coconut Granola ultra-processed?

Mueslis Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Maple syrup
Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed mueslis

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Rolled Oats, Coconut Flakes, Roasted Almonds, Cornflakes (Milled Corn, Cane Sugar (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker)), Maple Syrup (processing marker), Quinoa, Coconut Oil (processing marker), Brown Rice Flour, Cane Sugar (processing marker), Vanilla Extract, Sea Salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Coconut Flakes, Organic Roasted Almonds, Organic Cornflakes (Organic Milled Corn, Organic Cane Sugar, Sea Salt), Organic Maple Syrup, Organic Quinoa, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Brown Rice Flour, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Vanilla Extract, Sea Salt

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 111th. 66% of the mueslis here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 515 mueslis, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00578028, last edited 12 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.