Yes — Dark chocolate & berry granola is ultra-processed.
Not ideal for everyday eating because it contains industrial additives and syrup powder.
This granola is classified as ultra-processed because it contains sunflower lecithins, an emulsifier, and flavouring in the dark chocolate curls. It also contains sugar syrup powder, an industrially processed sugar ingredient. These additives and industrial formulations meet the criteria for UPF, despite the presence of otherwise basic ingredients such as oats, seeds, fruit, honey, and rapeseed oil.
Other breakfast cereals & bars Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Ultimate Granola Økologisk, 400 g
Handelshuset Hette AS
Not UPF
Protein Peanuts & Dark Chocolate
Eat Natural
Not UPF
Bite size wheat shreds
Harvest Morn, Aldi
Not UPF
Creamy superfast oats
Mornflake
Not UPF
SUPER SMOOTH PORRIDGE
TESCO
Not UPF
quaker original
Quaker
Not UPF
Penne Rigate Nudeln
Combino
Not UPF
Plain Wheats
Kellogg's
Not UPF
Low Sugar Grain-free granola
The Paleo Foods Co
Not UPF
Bitesize Wheat Shreds
Harvest Morn
Not UPF
Yes — Dark chocolate & berry granola by Tesco is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This granola is classified as ultra-processed because it contains sunflower lecithins, an emulsifier, and flavouring in the dark chocolate curls. It also contains sugar syrup powder, an industrially processed sugar ingredient. These additives and industrial formulations meet the criteria for UPF, despite the presence of otherwise basic ingredients such as oats, seeds, fruit, honey, and rapeseed oil.
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.