
A 30g bowl of Tesco Fruit & Nut Granola contains 130 kcal, 4.8g of sugar (3.6g of free sugar), 2.2g of fibre and 3.2g of protein. With 125ml of semi-skimmed milk the bowl comes to 188 kcal and 10.7g of total sugar. It is classed as NOVA 4 (ultra-processed).
Of the 16.0g of sugar per 100g in Fruit & Nut Granola, Boone counts 11.9g 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.
Fruit & Nut Granola is classed as NOVA 4, ultra-processed, because its ingredients include sugar syrup powder and flavouring. These are industrial ingredients you would not use in a home kitchen. 2 of its 10 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.