Yes — Apple & Cinnamon Granola is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains at least one UPF ingredient according to the NOVA criteria: natural flavouring. All other ingredients are minimally processed or basic culinary ingredients, but the presence of natural flavouring, an industrially produced flavour additive, is sufficient for UPF classification.
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.
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Céréales All Bran Kellogg's Fibre Plus
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Not UPF
Grape-Nuts
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Not UPF
Low Sugar Granola Original
Crownfield
Not UPF
Sonnenmais natursüß
Freshona
Not UPF
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Nestlé
Not UPF
Jumbo Rolled Oats
Quaker
Not UPF
Organic Porridge Oats
Flahavan's
Not UPF
Yes — Apple & Cinnamon Granola by Bio & Me is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains at least one UPF ingredient according to the NOVA criteria: natural flavouring. All other ingredients are minimally processed or basic culinary ingredients, but the presence of natural flavouring, an industrially produced flavour additive, is sufficient for UPF classification.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Apple & Cinnamon Granola as an ultra-processed marker: natural flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Granola Nuts & Seeds by Lizi's, Low Sugar Granola Original by Crownfield, Super Berry Granola by Deluxe. 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.
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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.