Is Aldi Brioche ultra-processed?

Brioches Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Gluten
Milk proteins
E160a Carotene
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

16 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed brioches

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat flour, water, su jar, palm fat, pasteurised egg whole milk pow der 1.5%, yeast, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), e nuls (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), cellul ɔse gum, wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), milk proteins (ultra-processing marker), carotenes (ultra-processing marker), ascorbic acid, nutrition typical values per

Additives: E160a Carotene , E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

wheat flour, water, su jar, palm fat, pasteurised egg whole milk pow der (1,5%), yeast, flavourings, e nuls : mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, salt, thickener: cellul ɔse gum, wheat gluten, milk proteins, colour: carotenes, antioxidant: ascorbic acid, nutrition typical values per 100g 1484kj/

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 61 brioches

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 97% of the brioches here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 61 brioches, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600315676, last edited 16 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.