A 30g bowl of Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Tiramisu Flavour Granola contains 130 kcal, 5.8g of sugar (5.5g of free sugar), 1.9g of fibre and 2.9g of protein. With 125ml of semi-skimmed milk the bowl comes to 188 kcal and 11.6g of total sugar. It is classed as NOVA 4 (ultra-processed).
Of the 19.2g of sugar per 100g in Taste the Difference Tiramisu Flavour Granola, Boone counts 18.4g as free sugar. The rest (0.8g) is lactose from white chocolate, which the NHS limit does not count. Method: total sugar less 0.8g lactose from white chocolate (lactose estimated from typical chocolate recipes).
Taste the Difference Tiramisu Flavour Granola is classed as NOVA 4, ultra-processed, because its ingredients include flavouring, emulsifier and lecithin. These are industrial ingredients you would not use in a home kitchen. 4 of its 15 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.