Is Multigrain Crackers ultra-processed?

Yes, Multigrain Crackers is ultra-processed. It is classified as NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed food products). These are industrial formulations containing additives such as emulsifiers, flavourings, or preservatives not typically found in home cooking. Contains industrial ingredients and additives classified as ultra-processed according to NOVA, including glucose syrup (an industrially extracted sugar), barley malt extract (industrially processed flavor enhancer), and the preservative sodium metabisulphite.

Is Multigrain Crackers a UPF?

Yes, Multigrain Crackers is ultra-processed. It is classified as NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed food products). These are industrial formulations containing additives such as emulsifiers, flavourings, or preservatives not typically found in home cooking. Contains industrial ingredients and additives classified as ultra-processed according to NOVA, including glucose syrup (an industrially extracted sugar), barley malt extract (industrially processed flavor enhancer), and the preservative sodium metabisulphite.

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Multigrain Crackers

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Ultra-Processed Food

NOVA Classification

Contains industrial ingredients and additives classified as ultra-processed according to NOVA, including glucose syrup (an industrially extracted sugar), barley malt extract (industrially processed flavor enhancer), and the preservative sodium metabisulphite.

NOVA Group 4 — Ultra-processed food products

Ingredients

wheat flour [wheat flour calcium carbonate iron niacin thiamin] rapeseed oil wholemeal wheat flour five grain blend [cracked wheat brown rice flour rye brown linseed millet] glucose syrup sea salt raising agents (ammonium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate) barley malt extract sugar onion powder antioxidant (tocopherol-rich extract) preservative (sodium metabisulphite)

Allergens

gluten

Available at

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Understanding NOVA

1 Unprocessed

2 Processed ingredients

3 Processed

4 Ultra-processed

The NOVA system classifies foods into four groups based on how much industrial processing they've undergone. This product falls into Group 4 — ultra-processed food products containing industrial additives such as emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, or hydrogenated oils.

Product information comes from public databases and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.

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