
A 30g bowl of Morrisons Applied Nutrition High Protein Granola Berries contains 129 kcal, 4.1g of sugar (3.6g of free sugar), 2.2g of fibre and 8.6g of protein. With 125ml of semi-skimmed milk the bowl comes to 188 kcal and 10.0g of total sugar. It is classed as NOVA 4 (ultra-processed).
Of the 13.6g of sugar per 100g in Applied Nutrition High Protein Granola Berries, Boone counts 12.1g as free sugar. The rest (1.5g) is sugar in whole dried fruit, which the NHS limit does not count. Method: total sugar less 1.5g from whole dried fruit.
Applied Nutrition High Protein Granola Berries is classed as NOVA 4, ultra-processed, because its ingredients include wheat gluten, glucose syrup and flavouring. These are industrial ingredients you would not use in a home kitchen. 3 of its 12 ingredients are of this kind.
Boone classifies processing from the published ingredient list using the NOVA system. Added vitamins and minerals are not counted as a marker of ultra-processing.