Why is Chocolate Granola classified as ultra-processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

It receives a NOVA 4 label because the product is made from many industrially processed components such as refined sugar, glucose syrup, roasted corn and rice flours, and dark-chocolate that contains cocoa paste and added emulsifiers; the only listed food additives are E322 (sunflower lecithin) and E306 (tocopherol-rich antioxidant extract).

How does the high sugar and moderate salt content in Chocolate Granola affect people with diabetes or hypertension?

The 20.9 g of sugar per 100 g can cause rapid blood-glucose rises, so people with diabetes should limit portions, while the 0.53 g of salt (moderate level) contributes to daily sodium intake but is lower than the average cereal, making it less of a concern for hypertension if consumed in small amounts.

Is Chocolate Granola suitable for a vegan, gluten-free, or keto diet?

All listed ingredients are plant-based, so the product is technically vegan, but it contains wheat gluten and other grains, so it is not gluten-free and its high carbohydrate (61 g) and sugar content make it unsuitable for a ketogenic diet.

Crownfield, Lidl • 500 g

Chocolate Granola

Cereals And Potatoes

Product Insights

Chocolate Granola is a plant-based breakfast cereal from Lidl’s Crownfield range, belonging to the cereals and potatoes group and classified as a breakfast cereal. Per 100 g it provides 455 kcal, 61 g carbohydrates (including 20.9 g sugars), 17.3 g fat (4.5 g saturated), 9.6 g protein, 8.1 g fiber and 0.53 g salt, earning a Nutri-Score of D and a NOVA group 4 rating for ultra-processed foods. The formula offers whole-grain oats and Rainforest Alliance dark-chocolate pieces for some nutritional benefit, but it also contains added sugars, sunflower oil, gluten, and potential allergen traces of peanuts, milk, soy and sesame.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

moderate

Saturated Fat

moderate

Sugars

high

Salt

moderate

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal455 kcal

Fat17.3 g

Saturated Fat4.5 g

Carbohydrates61.1 g

Sugars20.9 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average breakfast-cereal, this granola contains considerably more sugar, fat and saturated fat, delivers slightly less fiber and protein, and has lower salt but higher calorie content.

Ingredients

49% copos de avena integral, trocitos de chocolate negro (pasta de cacao, azúcar, emulgente: lecitinas (girasol]), azúcar, aceite de girasol, cereales extrusionados (harina de arroz, azúcar, gluten de trigo, harina de malta (cebada, trigo), sal), jarabe de glucosa, cacao en polvo, copos de maíz (maíz, sal, extracto de malta de cebada), sal, aroma natural, antioxidante: extracto rico en tocoferoles. Puede contener trazas de cacahuetes, frutos de cáscara, leche, soja y sésamo.

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