Nomi
UPF Food Scanner
Know what’s really in your food
Get the free app
Yes — All Bran Flakes is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday.
This cereal is classified as ultra-processed because it contains malted barley extract, an industrially processed extract used as a flavor enhancer. The other ingredients—wheat, wheat bran, sugar, salt, and added vitamins and minerals—do not independently make it ultra-processed under the stated criteria.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other breakfast cereals & bars Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Bite size wheat shreds
Harvest Morn, Aldi
Not UPF
Creamy superfast oats
Mornflake
Not UPF
SUPER SMOOTH PORRIDGE
TESCO
Not UPF
Penne Rigate Nudeln
Combino
Not UPF
Plain Wheats
Kellogg's
Not UPF
quaker original
Quaker
Not UPF
Low Sugar Grain-free granola
The Paleo Foods Co
Not UPF
Bitesize Wheat Shreds
Harvest Morn
Not UPF
Oats
Mornflake
Not UPF
organic fruits & seeds muesli
alara
Not UPF
Yes — All Bran Flakes by Morrisons is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This cereal is classified as ultra-processed because it contains malted barley extract, an industrially processed extract used as a flavor enhancer. The other ingredients—wheat, wheat bran, sugar, salt, and added vitamins and minerals—do not independently make it ultra-processed under the stated criteria.
Nomi flags one ingredient in All Bran Flakes as an ultra-processed marker: malted barley extract. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Organic bran flakes, Free From by Sainsbury's Gluten Free Bran Flakes by Sainsbury’s, Bran Flakes by Tesco Free From. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.
Scan any barcode — or photograph the ingredients label — with the free Nomi app for iOS and Android. You'll get an instant ultra-processed verdict with every ingredient explained in plain English.
This page was shared from Nomi, the free app that tells you instantly whether any food is ultra-processed.
Free download · No subscription needed to start scanning
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.
