Is Uncle Tobys Apple & Cinnamon ultra-processed?

350 g Porridge Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed porridge

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

Uncle Tobys Rolled Oats 79%, Raw Sugar (processing marker), Apple 5%, Preservative (processing marker) (223), ^, Cinnamon 0.3%, Natural Flavour (ultra-processing marker), ^ Some Dried Fruits Contain Sulphites To Maintain Natural Colour and Shelf Life

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

Uncle Tobys Whole Grain Rolled Oats (79%), Raw Sugar, Apple (5%) Preservative (223) ( Sulphites )^, Cinnamon (0.3%), Natural Flavour. Contains Gluten, Sulphites. May Contain Wheat, Barley, Rye, Lupin, Milk, Tree Nuts. ^ Some Dried Fruits Contain Sulphites To Maintain Natural Colour and Shelf Life.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 160 porridge

From least to most processed, this one ranks 118th. 57% of the porridge 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 160 porridge, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300605139732, last edited 6 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.