Is Aldi Eat&Go Egg & Cress with Mayonnaise ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Emulsifier
- Flavouring
- Gluten
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 49 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
egg mayonnaise 55% (hard boiled egg 77%, Mayonnaise (processing marker) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Egg Yolk (Egg Yolk, Salt (processing marker)), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt (processing marker)), White Wine Vinegar), Salt (processing marker), Black Pepper), Bread (processing marker), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt (processing marker), Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker)), mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch (processing marker), salad cress 2.5% (Rapeseed Oil, Cress), Although every effort has been made to remove shell, some small fragments may remain, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker)
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
EGG MAYONNAISE (55%) [HARD BOILED EGG (77%), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Pasteurised Salted Egg Yolk (Egg Yolk, Salt), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), White Wine Vinegar), Salt, Black Pepper], Malted Bread [Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Malted Wheat Flakes, Wheat Bran, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Salt, Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Wheat Gluten, Malted Wheat Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid; Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), SALAD CRESS (2.5%) (Rapeseed Oil, Cress). ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May also contain sesame. DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegetarians. WARNING: Although every effort has been made to remove shell, some small fragments may remain. No artificial 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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- 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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
7 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
- Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 324 sandwiches
From least to most processed, this one ranks 211th. 82% of the sandwiches here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600029269, last edited 19 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.