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The Waitrose Own-Brand Cereals With the Most Ingredients, Ranked

Waitrose High Protein Nuts & Seeds Granola has the most ingredients, with 21. 5 of the 40 Waitrose own-brand cereals have a single ingredient: Waitrose Duchy Organic Jumbo Rolled Oats, Waitrose Essential Porridge Oats, Waitrose Free From Gluten Free Porridge Oats, Waitrose Original Instant Porridge Oats, Waitrose Scottish Porridge Oats. Below are all 40 Waitrose own-brand cereals ranked from most to fewest ingredients, with how many of those ingredients are manufactured, in seven groups.

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Flakes ranked from most to fewest ingredients

All 4 Waitrose own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from most to fewest ingredients. Waitrose Fruit & Fibre Wheat Flakes comes first with 12 ingredients and Waitrose Essential Corn Flakes comes last with 5 ingredients.

Waitrose Fruit & Fibre Wheat Flakes

380
9.3
0.43
12
7.9
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
0.7
Teaspoons)
8
(
2.1
g per 100 calories)
6
9
5
2
8
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 18 penalty points (9 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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Waitrose Special Flakes & Red Fruits

374
11.4
0.31
8
7.6
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.9
Teaspoons)
8
(
2
g per 100 calories)
6
11
5
2
0
% 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 (8). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Special Flakes

377
12.3
0.29
6
7.8
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.9
Teaspoons)
9
(
2.1
g per 100 calories)
6
12
5
1
0
% 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 (7). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Essential Corn Flakes

384
5.5
0.6
5
7.7
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.4
Teaspoons)
7
(
2
g per 100 calories)
6
6
5
3
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and free sugars account for most of its 12 penalty points (5 and 5). It earns back credit for fibre (5). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Puffs, hoops and pops ranked from most to fewest ingredients

All 3 Waitrose own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from most to fewest ingredients. Waitrose Essential Multigrain Hoops comes first with 14 ingredients and Waitrose Essential Rice Pops comes last with 5 ingredients.

Waitrose Essential Multigrain Hoops

382
15.6
0.42
14
9.7
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
5
 manufactured)
1.2
Teaspoons)
6
(
2.5
g per 100 calories)
6
16
6
2
36
% 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 (10). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Choco Pops

393
22.2
0.4
10
6.8
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
2
 manufactured)
1.7
Teaspoons)
13
(
1.7
g per 100 calories)
6
22
4
2
20
% 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 (4). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Waitrose Essential Rice Pops

385
4.9
0.53
5
7.9
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.4
Teaspoons)
10
(
2.1
g per 100 calories)
6
5
5
3
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and free sugars account for most of its 12 penalty points (5 and 5). It earns back credit for fibre (2). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Wheat biscuits and bran ranked from most to fewest ingredients

All 5 Waitrose own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from most to fewest ingredients. Waitrose Sultana Bran comes first with 7 ingredients and Waitrose Essential Wholewheat Biscuits comes last with 5 ingredients.

Waitrose Sultana Bran

346
6.7
0.51
7
8.4
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.5
Teaspoons)
3
(
2.4
g per 100 calories)
5
7
5
3
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 13 penalty points (7 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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Waitrose Essential Bran Flakes

360
10.5
0.73
6
10.7
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.8
Teaspoons)
7
(
3
g per 100 calories)
5
10
6
4
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 17 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.
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Waitrose Essential High Fibre Bran

337
12.3
0.5
6
13.6
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.9
Teaspoons)
5
(
4
g per 100 calories)
5
12
8
2
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.
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Waitrose Essential Malted Wheats

361
10.6
0.42
6
11.3
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
0.8
Teaspoons)
5
(
3.1
g per 100 calories)
5
11
7
2
17
% 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.
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Waitrose Essential Wholewheat Biscuits

358
4.4
0.28
5
12
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.3
Teaspoons)
-6
(
3.4
g per 100 calories)
5
4
7
1
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and free sugars account for most of its 9 penalty points (4 and 4). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
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Granola ranked from most to fewest ingredients

All 8 Waitrose own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from most to fewest ingredients. Waitrose High Protein Nuts & Seeds Granola comes first with 21 ingredients and Waitrose Simply Granola comes last with 6 ingredients.

Waitrose High Protein Nuts & Seeds Granola

450
9.6
0.73
21
24.1
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
4
 manufactured)
0.7
Teaspoons)
12
(
5.4
g per 100 calories)
7
10
14
4
19
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 20 penalty points (10 and 5). 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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Waitrose Banana & Papaya Granola

426
17.9
0.03
15
9.2
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
2
 manufactured)
1.3
Teaspoons)
10
(
2.2
g per 100 calories)
6
18
6
0
13
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 19 penalty points (10 and 5). It earns back credit for fibre (9). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Free From Chocolate & Hazelnut Granola

441
31.6
0.14
15
9.3
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
5
 manufactured)
2.4
Teaspoons)
9
(
2.1
g per 100 calories)
7
32
6
1
33
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 19 penalty points (10 and 5). 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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Waitrose Low Sugar Berry Granola

433
1.1
0.03
12
10.3
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
2
 manufactured)
0.1
Teaspoons)
-8
(
2.4
g per 100 calories)
6
1
6
0
17
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and free sugars account for most of its 7 penalty points (5 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Low Sugar Nutty Granola

489
2.1
0.02
12
11.9
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
2
 manufactured)
0.2
Teaspoons)
2
(
2.4
g per 100 calories)
7
2
7
0
17
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 12 penalty points (6 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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Waitrose Raisin, Almond & Honey Granola

427
14.9
0.02
11
11
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
2
 manufactured)
1.1
Teaspoons)
7
(
2.6
g per 100 calories)
6
15
7
0
18
% 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 (10). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Berry Granola

419
17.1
0.02
10
10.4
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
1.3
Teaspoons)
6
(
2.5
g per 100 calories)
6
17
6
0
0
% 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 (10). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Waitrose Simply Granola

438
14.2
0.02
6
10.4
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
1.1
Teaspoons)
6
(
2.4
g per 100 calories)
7
14
6
0
17
% 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 (10). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Muesli ranked from most to fewest ingredients

All 8 Waitrose own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from most to fewest ingredients. Waitrose Essential Fruit Muesli comes first with 18 ingredients and Waitrose Duchy Organic Muesli with Raisins & Almonds comes last with 5 ingredients.

Waitrose Essential Fruit Muesli

347
8.6
0.07
18
7.5
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
0.6
Teaspoons)
4
(
2.2
g per 100 calories)
5
9
4
0
6
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 14 penalty points (9 and 4). It earns back credit for fibre (9) and fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds (1). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Waitrose Berry Muesli

349
3.2
0.03
15
8
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
0.2
Teaspoons)
-7
(
2.3
g per 100 calories)
5
3
5
0
7
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and free sugars account for most of its 7 penalty points (4 and 3). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (4).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Essential Fruit & Nut Muesli

387
0
0.03
15
9.7
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-8
(
2.5
g per 100 calories)
6
0
6
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 8 penalty points (5 and 3). It earns back credit for fibre (10), protein (5) and fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds (1).
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Waitrose Free From Gluten Muesli

365
5.5
0
9
10.7
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0.4
Teaspoons)
-6
(
2.9
g per 100 calories)
5
6
6
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 10 penalty points (5 and 4). It earns back credit for fibre (10), protein (5) and fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds (1).
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Waitrose Nutty Muesli

419
0
0.03
9
12.8
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-9
(
3.1
g per 100 calories)
6
0
8
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 6 penalty points (5 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Multigrain Muesli Base

412
0
0.03
6
14
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-8
(
3.4
g per 100 calories)
6
0
8
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 7 penalty points (5 and 2). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Bircher Muesli

377
0
0.08
5
10.5
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-9
(
2.8
g per 100 calories)
6
0
6
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 6 penalty points (5 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Duchy Organic Muesli with Raisins & Almonds

373
0
0.03
5
9.6
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-10
(
2.6
g per 100 calories)
6
0
6
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 5 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Clusters and crunch ranked from most to fewest ingredients

All 3 Waitrose own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from most to fewest ingredients. Waitrose Triple Chocolate Crisp comes first with 18 ingredients and Waitrose Mixed Berry Crisp comes last with 13 ingredients.

Waitrose Triple Chocolate Crisp

444
21.6
0.03
18
8.4
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
5
 manufactured)
1.6
Teaspoons)
10
(
1.9
g per 100 calories)
7
22
5
0
28
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 20 penalty points (10 and 5). 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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Waitrose Nut Crisp

460
18.8
0.02
14
9.5
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
1.4
Teaspoons)
9
(
2.1
g per 100 calories)
7
19
6
0
7
% of an adult's daily calories
Free sugars and energy account for most of its 19 penalty points (10 and 6). 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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Waitrose Mixed Berry Crisp

436
19.7
0.02
13
8.1
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
1.5
Teaspoons)
8
(
1.9
g per 100 calories)
7
20
5
0
8
% 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 (9). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
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Porridge oats, sachets and pots ranked from most to fewest ingredients

All 9 Waitrose own-brand cereals in this group, ranked from most to fewest ingredients. Waitrose Apple & Blueberry Porridge Pot comes first with 6 ingredients and Waitrose Scottish Porridge Oats comes last with 1 ingredient.

Waitrose Apple & Blueberry Porridge Pot

368
15.2
0.11
6
13
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
1.1
Teaspoons)
7
(
3.5
g per 100 calories)
6
15
8
1
17
% 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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Waitrose Golden Syrup Porridge Pot

375
10.2
0.14
4
15.1
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
1
 manufactured)
0.8
Teaspoons)
8
(
4
g per 100 calories)
6
10
9
1
25
% 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 (8). Its protein does not count, because it scores 11 or more penalty points.
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Original Porridge Pot

370
0
0.21
2
17.3
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-9
(
4.7
g per 100 calories)
6
0
10
1
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 6 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Porridge Oats with Wheatbran

360
0
0.02
2
13.1
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-10
(
3.6
g per 100 calories)
5
0
8
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 5 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Duchy Organic Jumbo Rolled Oats

372
0
0
1
12.2
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-10
(
3.3
g per 100 calories)
6
0
7
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 5 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Essential Porridge Oats

372
0
0
1
12.2
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-10
(
3.3
g per 100 calories)
6
0
7
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 5 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Free From Gluten Free Porridge Oats

358
0
0
1
13.2
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-10
(
3.7
g per 100 calories)
5
0
8
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 5 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Original Instant Porridge Oats

372
0
0
1
12.2
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-10
(
3.3
g per 100 calories)
6
0
7
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 5 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Waitrose Scottish Porridge Oats

372
0
0
1
12.2
kcal
g of
g protein
 Calories
(
(
0
 manufactured)
0
Teaspoons)
-10
(
3.3
g per 100 calories)
6
0
7
0
0
% of an adult's daily calories
Energy and saturated fat account for most of its 5 penalty points (4 and 1). It earns back credit for fibre (10) and protein (5).
% of ingredients are manufactured
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Ingredients are counted from the ingredients lists on Waitrose 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 Waitrose own-brand cereal has the most ingredients?+

Waitrose High Protein Nuts & Seeds Granola, with 21 ingredients, 4 of them manufactured.

Which Waitrose own-brand cereals have the fewest ingredients?+

5 have just one: Waitrose Duchy Organic Jumbo Rolled Oats, Waitrose Essential Porridge Oats, Waitrose Free From Gluten Free Porridge Oats, Waitrose Original Instant Porridge Oats, Waitrose Scottish Porridge Oats.

What counts as a manufactured ingredient?+

An ingredient made by industrial processing rather than found in a home kitchen, such as soya protein isolate, maize starch, 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 Waitrose own-brand cereal listings at waitrose.com, collected in October 2026. Branded cereals sold at Waitrose, such as Kellogg's or Weetabix, are not included. Boone works out free sugar, manufactured ingredients and nutrient profiling scores from them.