Marks and Spencer

all butter cookies with stem ginger and oats

Barcode 00394697

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Yes — all butter cookies with stem ginger and oats is ultra-processed.

The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains golden syrup labeled as invert sugar syrup, which is an industrially processed sugar, and therefore considered a UPF ingredient according to NOVA-based guidance. Other ingredients like wheat flour, butter, ginger, oats, sugar, and basic raising agents do not by themselves make it ultra-processed, but the presence of invert sugar syrup is sufficient to classify the whole product as UPF.

Ingredients

1 ultra-processed marker

OK

wheatflour contains gluten (with wheatflour, calcium carbonate, iron, nut niacin), thiamin
OK

salted butter (24%) (butter (milk) · salt)
OK

crystallised stem ginger (18%) (stem ginger · sugar)
OK

sugar

Granulated sugar derived from sugarcane or sugar beets; a basic, single-ingredient sweetener.
OK

oat flakes (12%)
UPF

golden syrup

A traditional sweet syrup made from sugar, often including inverted sugars; typically highly processed.
OK

ground ginger

Powdered ginger root used as a spice and flavoring.
OK

raising agent: e503, sodium bicarbonate, e450
OK

dried skimmed milk

Dried skimmed milk is powdered milk with fat removed, used as a dairy ingredient to provide protein and calcium.

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Common questions about all butter cookies with stem ginger and oats

Is all butter cookies with stem ginger and oats ultra-processed?

Yes — all butter cookies with stem ginger and oats by Marks and Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains golden syrup labeled as invert sugar syrup, which is an industrially processed sugar, and therefore considered a UPF ingredient according to NOVA-based guidance. Other ingredients like wheat flour, butter, ginger, oats, sugar, and basic raising agents do not by themselves make it ultra-processed, but the presence of invert sugar syrup is sufficient to classify the whole product as UPF.

Which ingredients in all butter cookies with stem ginger and oats are ultra-processed?

Nomi flags one ingredient in all butter cookies with stem ginger and oats as an ultra-processed marker: golden syrup. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.

What does "ultra-processed" (UPF) mean?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.

How can I check whether other foods are ultra-processed?

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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.