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Yes — Honey Nut Corn Flakes is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrially processed ingredients and additives such as dextrose and barley malt extract. Dextrose is an isolated refined sugar, and barley malt extract is an industrial flavoring/sweetening extract. These ingredients meet the NOVA criteria for ultra-processed foods. Other ingredients like maize, sugar, peanuts, honey, molasses, salt, and added vitamins/minerals are not, by themselves, ultra-processed, but the presence of dextrose and malt extract is sufficient to classify the overall product as UPF.
Other breakfast cereals & bars Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Simply Delicious Muesli
Dorset Cereals
Not UPF
Nutty Granola
Deliciously Ella
Not UPF
The Original Swiss Style Muesli
Alpen
Not UPF
Muesli bio 36% fruits, noix & graines
Jordans
Not UPF
Céréales All Bran Kellogg's Fibre Plus
Kellogg's
Not UPF
Dark Chocolate Almond, Cranberry and Coconut Bars
Eat Natural
Not UPF
Grape-Nuts
Post
Not UPF
Low Sugar Granola Original
Crownfield
Not UPF
Sonnenmais natursüß
Freshona
Not UPF
shredded wheat
Nestlé
Not UPF
Yes — Honey Nut Corn Flakes by Sainsburys is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF) because it contains industrially processed ingredients and additives such as dextrose and barley malt extract. Dextrose is an isolated refined sugar, and barley malt extract is an industrial flavoring/sweetening extract. These ingredients meet the NOVA criteria for ultra-processed foods. Other ingredients like maize, sugar, peanuts, honey, molasses, salt, and added vitamins/minerals are not, by themselves, ultra-processed, but the presence of dextrose and malt extract is sufficient to classify the overall product as UPF.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.