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Yes — Oats & Honey Balance is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains barley malt extract, which is an industrially processed extract used as a flavor enhancer and considered UPF under the NOVA guidance provided. Other ingredients such as rice, wheat, sugar, oats, honey, salt, and added vitamins/minerals are not, by themselves, UPF, but the presence of barley malt extract is sufficient to classify the overall product as UPF.
Other breakfast cereals & bars Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Super smooth porridge imp
Ready break, Weetabix
Not UPF
Cocoa Alpha Bites
BEAR
Not UPF
Shredded Wheat
Nestlé
Not UPF
Simply porridge oats
Lidl
Not UPF
Raisin Wheats
Kellogg's
Not UPF
Scottish Oats
Tesco
Not UPF
Ready brek original
Ready brek
Not UPF
Swiss Style Muesli
Alpen
Not UPF
Weetabix, Crunchy Bran
Weetabix
Not UPF
Low Sugar Granola, Wholegrain Oats, Almonds & Seeds
Eat Natural
Not UPF
Yes — Oats & Honey Balance by By sainsbury's is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains barley malt extract, which is an industrially processed extract used as a flavor enhancer and considered UPF under the NOVA guidance provided. Other ingredients such as rice, wheat, sugar, oats, honey, salt, and added vitamins/minerals are not, by themselves, UPF, but the presence of barley 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.