Is Aldi Digestives biscuit ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed biscuits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
eree from tives gluten pree ngredients (oat flour), light muscovado sugar, warerine, palm fat, rapeseed oil, water, palm oil, salt (processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycendes of fatty acis maize flour), partially inverted sugar syrup (ultra-processing marker), water, raising agent (sodum carbonates), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), metary advice, can of fibre pote fical colours, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker)
Additives: E502 Carbonates
As written on the pack
eree from tives gluten pree ngredients: gluten free oat flour, light muscovado sugar, warerine (palm fat, rapeseed oil, water, palm oil, salt, emulsifier: mono-and diglycendes of fatty acis maize flour, partially inverted sugar syrup, water, raising agent: sodum carbonates: flavouring, salt, allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, may also contain nuts, metary advice: suitable for vegetarians, can of fibre pote fical colours , flavourings or preservatives,
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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- 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.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
3 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 1,514 biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 620th. 83% of the biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600096674, last edited 2 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.