{"id":22719,"date":"2026-03-02T07:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/22719\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T07:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T07:31:08","slug":"warning-for-uk-households-with-boxes-of-muesli-in-kitchen-cupboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/22719\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning for UK households with boxes of muesli in kitchen cupboards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which? has found that several branded mueslis contain as much sugar and saturated fat as Nestl\u00e9\u2019s chocolate and wafer KitKat cereal.\"Warning<\/p>\n

Warning for UK households with boxes of muesli in kitchen cupboards<\/p>\n

A warning has been issued by consumer champions to UK households who have boxes of muesli in their kitchen cupboards<\/a>. Which? has found that several branded mueslis contain as much sugar and saturated fat as Nestl\u00e9\u2019s chocolate and wafer KitKat cereal.<\/p>\n

Analysis of 86 different muesli brands by Which?<\/a> has found that some mueslis are very high in sugar and calories and may not be any healthier than Nestl\u00e9 KitKat cereal.<\/p>\n

Some muesli packaging also \u201ctrips up\u201d shoppers with potentially misleading claims about \u201cno added sugar\u201d. The high quantities of dried fruit that can be included means they can still contain the equivalent of four teaspoons of sugar per 100g.<\/p>\n

READ MORE UK households urged to stash away ‘three months’ of take home pay<\/a><\/p>\n

The worst performing mueslis were Raw Gorilla Keto Mighty Muesli, Eat Natural Gluten-free Buckwheat, Nestle KitKat breakfast cereal, Mornflake Classic Fruit & Nut and Waitrose Essential No Added Sugar.<\/p>\n

Which? looked at 86 mueslis and scored them out of 100. The healthiest six products achieved 80 out of 100. A total of four had scores of 62 or below out of 100, where 62 is the threshold for an unhealthy product.<\/p>\n

One muesli scored 46 out of 100 \u2013 just 10 points lower than sugary Nestl\u00e9 KitKat breakfast cereal.<\/p>\n

The majority of muesli products \u2013 52 out of 86 \u2013 scored between 74 and 78 points, making it a healthy category on the whole.<\/p>\n

Shefalee Loth, a Which? nutritionist, said: \u201cMuesli remains a solid option for a balanced breakfast, thanks to its combination of convenience and fibre. However, not all blends are created equal.<\/p>\n

“Expensive price tags, premium branding, and wellness buzzwords don\u2019t guarantee nutritional value. In fact, the healthiest options are often the simplest and the cheapest, so it\u2019s worth reading the small print if you are worried about sugar or saturated fat.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesman for Mornflake, which makes muesli, said: \u201cMornflake produces a wide range of breakfast cereals to offer choice for different consumers. The product reviewed is one of only a small number classified as high in fat salt and sugar, but it contains no added sugar and is high in fibre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe provide clear ingredient and nutritional information, including front-of-pack labelling, so shoppers can make informed choices. We have not received consumer complaints regarding the nutritional content of this product.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for RawGorilla said: \u201cComparing a specialist keto product to sugary ultra-processed cereals highlights the limits of the NPM method, a \u2018one-size-fits-all\u2019 mathematical model.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the system penalises the natural energy density and the fat content of our seeds and nuts, it ignores the vital difference between unprocessed whole foods and ultra-processed products.<\/p>\n

“Unlike refined cereals, which cause a quick sugar spike, our ingredients provide slow-release energy. We urge shoppers to look past the maths and read the ingredients list; real health is about the quality of the food, not just a calorie count.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Which? has found that several branded mueslis contain as much sugar and saturated fat as Nestl\u00e9\u2019s chocolate and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[199,14615],"class_list":{"0":"post-22719","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nestle","8":"tag-nestle","9":"tag-nhs"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}