A 30g bowl of Sainsbury's Raisin, Nut & Honey Granola contains 125 kcal, 6.4g of sugar (5.2g of free sugar), 1.9g of fibre and 2.9g of protein. With 125ml of semi-skimmed milk the bowl comes to 184 kcal and 12.3g of total sugar. It is classed as NOVA 4 (ultra-processed).
Of the 21.4g of sugar per 100g in Raisin, Nut & Honey Granola, Boone counts 17.3g as free sugar. The rest (4.1g) is sugar in whole dried fruit, which the NHS limit does not count. Method: total sugar less 4.1g from whole dried fruit.
Raisin, Nut & Honey Granola is classed as NOVA 4, ultra-processed, because its ingredients include sugar syrup powder. These are industrial ingredients you would not use in a home kitchen. 1 of its 9 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.