
A 30g bowl of Morrisons Fruit & Nut Muesli contains 114 kcal, 6.4g of sugar (0.4g of free sugar), 2.3g of fibre and 2.5g of protein. With 125ml of semi-skimmed milk the bowl comes to 173 kcal and 12.3g of total sugar. It is classed as NOVA 4 (ultra-processed).
Of the 21.3g of sugar per 100g in Fruit & Nut Muesli, Boone counts 1.2g as free sugar. The rest (20.1g) is sugar in whole dried fruit, which the NHS limit does not count. Method: total sugar less 20.1g from whole dried fruit (fruit estimated where the pack gives no percentage).
Fruit & Nut Muesli is classed as NOVA 4, ultra-processed, because its ingredients include flavouring. These are industrial ingredients you would not use in a home kitchen. 1 of its 18 ingredients is 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.