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The Sainsbury's Own-Brand Cereals With the Fewest Ingredients, Ranked

7 of the 77 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals have a single ingredient: Sainsbury's Free From Oats, Sainsbury's Porridge Original Sachets, Sainsbury's Puffed Wheat, Sainsbury's SO Organic Porridge Oats, Sainsbury's Scottish Porridge Oats, Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Scottish Jumbo Oats, Stamford Street Co. Wholegrain Rolled Oats. Sainsbury's Chocolate Flakes & Clusters has the most, with 24. Below are all 77 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals ranked from fewest to most ingredients, with how many of those ingredients are manufactured, in seven groups.

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Flakes ranked from fewest to most ingredients

All 7 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from fewest to most ingredients. Sainsbury's Cornflakes comes first with 5 ingredients and Sainsbury's Wholegrain Fruit & Fibre comes last with 12 ingredients.

Sainsbury's Cornflakes

382
4.2
0.85
5
7.4
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.3
Teaspoons)
9
(
1.9
g per 100 calories)
6
4
4
4
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and free sugars account for most of its 12 penalty points (5 and 4). It earns back credit for fibre (3). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Sainsbury's Frosted Flakes

396
26.9
0.7
5
5.8
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
2
Teaspoons)
14
(
1.5
g per 100 calories)
6
27
3
3
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 17 penalty points (10 and 5). It earns back credit for fibre (3). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Sainsbury's SO Organic Cornflakes

381
2.1
0.8
5
7.8
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
0.2
Teaspoons)
3
(
2
g per 100 calories)
6
2
5
4
20
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and salt account for most of its 10 penalty points (5 and 3). It earns back credit for fibre (3) and protein (4).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Sainsbury's Special Flakes

369
11.9
0.28
6
7.4
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.9
Teaspoons)
7
(
2
g per 100 calories)
6
12
4
1
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 15 penalty points (10 and 4). It earns back credit for fibre (8). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Sainsbury's Special Flakes with Red Fruits

366
12.6
0.29
8
7.5
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.9
Teaspoons)
5
(
2
g per 100 calories)
5
13
4
1
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 15 penalty points (10 and 4). It earns back credit for fibre (10). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Sainsbury's Honey Nut Cornflakes

399
29.2
0.47
9
6.7
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
2.2
Teaspoons)
13
(
1.7
g per 100 calories)
6
29
4
2
11
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 16 penalty points (10 and 5). It earns back credit for fibre (3). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Sainsbury's Wholegrain Fruit & Fibre

381
5.6
0.56
12
8.8
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.4
Teaspoons)
6
(
2.3
g per 100 calories)
6
6
5
3
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and free sugars account for most of its 16 penalty points (5 and 5). It earns back credit for fibre (10). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Puffs, hoops and pops ranked from fewest to most ingredients

All 11 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from fewest to most ingredients. Sainsbury's Puffed Wheat comes first with 1 ingredient and Sainsbury's Chocolate Caramel Squares comes last with 17 ingredients.

Wheat biscuits and bran ranked from fewest to most ingredients

All 8 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from fewest to most ingredients. Sainsbury's Free From Bran Flakes comes first with 5 ingredients and Sainsbury's Choco Malties comes last with 9 ingredients.

Granola ranked from fewest to most ingredients

All 16 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from fewest to most ingredients. Sainsbury's Simply Granola comes first with 6 ingredients and Sainsbury's High Protein Chocolate & Nut Granola comes last with 19 ingredients.

Muesli ranked from fewest to most ingredients

All 8 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from fewest to most ingredients. Stamford Street Co. Muesli comes first with 7 ingredients and Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Berry Muesli comes last with 20 ingredients.

Clusters and crunch ranked from fewest to most ingredients

All 9 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from fewest to most ingredients. Sainsbury's Strawberry Crisp comes first with 11 ingredients and Sainsbury's Chocolate Flakes & Clusters comes last with 24 ingredients.

Porridge oats, sachets and pots ranked from fewest to most ingredients

All 18 Sainsbury's own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from fewest to most ingredients. Sainsbury's Free From Oats comes first with 1 ingredient and Sainsbury's Nut & Maple Flavour Porridge Pot comes last with 9 ingredients.

Ingredients are counted from the ingredients lists on Sainsbury's own-brand listings. Each named ingredient counts once, including the parts of compound ingredients such as chocolate or crisped rice, and the vitamins and minerals added as fortification count as one.

Manufactured ingredients are those made by industrial processing rather than found in a kitchen, such as glucose syrup, protein isolates, added fibres, emulsifiers and flavourings. The share of manufactured ingredients is one of the signs Boone uses to judge whether a food is ultra-processed.

Frequently asked questions

Which Sainsbury's own-brand cereal has the most ingredients?+

Sainsbury's Chocolate Flakes & Clusters, with 24 ingredients, 6 of them manufactured.

Which Sainsbury's own-brand cereals have the fewest ingredients?+

7 have just one: Sainsbury's Free From Oats, Sainsbury's Porridge Original Sachets, Sainsbury's Puffed Wheat, Sainsbury's SO Organic Porridge Oats, Sainsbury's Scottish Porridge Oats, Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Scottish Jumbo Oats, Stamford Street Co. Wholegrain Rolled Oats.

What counts as a manufactured ingredient?+

An ingredient made by industrial processing rather than found in a home kitchen, such as glucose syrup, wheat protein, chicory fibre, emulsifiers and flavourings.

Does a long ingredients list make a cereal unhealthy?+

Not on its own. Nuts, seeds and dried fruit add to the count. The share of manufactured ingredients says more about how processed a cereal is than the total.

Where does this data come from?+

The nutrition panels and ingredients lists on Sainsbury's own-brand cereal listings at sainsburys.co.uk, collected in October 2026. Branded cereals sold at Sainsbury's, such as Kellogg's or Weetabix, are not included. Boone works out free sugar, manufactured ingredients and nutrient profiling scores from them.