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Is Aldi Festive favourites cheeseboard cracker selection ultra-processed?

250g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Festive favourites cheeseboard cracker selection

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 133 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

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

Seeded Multigrain Cracker (Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour), Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Poppy Seeds, sesame seeds 2.5% (Black Sesame, White Sesame Seeds), Raising Agents (Ammonium Carbonates), Sodium Carbonates, Calcium Phosphates, Barley Malt Extract, Whey Powder, Cornmeal, Sea Salt, Oats, Enzyme (Wheat), Beetroot, Seed Cracker (Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour), Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Sunflower Oil, beetroot powder 3.5%, Corn Starch, Sugar, Raising Agents (Ammonium Carbonates), Sodium Carbonates, poppy seeds 1.5%, Oats, Sea Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Yeast Powder, Beetroot Juice (Maltodextrin, Beetroot Juice from Concentrate), Onion, Black Pepper, Flavouring, Enzyme (Wheat), Wholewheat Vegetable Cracker (Wholewheat Flour), Sunflower Oil, Sugar, vegetable seasoning 6% (Vegetables (Carrot, Onion, Tomato, Red Bell Pepper, Green Bell Pepper), Parsley, Sea Salt, Onion, Yeast Extract, Flavouring), Raising Agents (Ammonium Carbonates), Sodium Carbonates, Sea Salt, Enzyme (Wheat), Sweet Wheat Cracker (Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour), Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Wholewheat Flour, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Molasses, Brown Sugar, Raising Agents (Ammonium Carbonates), Sodium Carbonates, Sea Salt, Enzyme (Wheat), Poppy, Pepper Water Cracker (Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour), Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Sunflower Oil, poppy seeds 2.5%, black pepper 0.5%, Sugar, Sea Salt, Enzyme (Wheat), Sea Salt, Chive Cracker (Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour), Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Sunflower Oil, Corn Starch, Palm Oil, Onion, sea salt 1.5%, Yeast Powder, Sugar, chives 0.5%, Sugar Cane, Parsley, Flavourings, Enzyme (Wheat)

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

Seeded Multigrain Cracker: Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Poppy Seeds, SESAME SEEDS (2.5%) (Black Sesame Seeds, White Sesame Seeds), Raising Agents: Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates, Calcium Phosphates; Barley Malt Extract, Whey Powder (Milk), Cornmeal, Sea Salt, Oats, Enzyme (Wheat). Beetroot and Seed Cracker: Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sunflower Oil, BEETROOT POWDER (3.5%), Corn Starch, Sugar, Raising Agents: Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates; POPPY SEEDS (1.5%), Oats, Sea Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Yeast Powder (contains Barley, Wheat), Beetroot Juice Powder (Maltodextrin, Beetroot Juice from Concentrate), Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Flavouring, Enzyme (Wheat). Wholewheat Vegetable Cracker: Wholewheat Flour, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, VEGETABLE SEASONING (6%) (Dehydrated Vegetables [Carrot, Onion, Tomato, Red Bell Pepper, Green Bell Pepper], Parsley, Sea Salt, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Flavouring), Raising Agents: Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates; Sea Salt, Enzyme (Wheat). Sweet Wheat Cracker: Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Wholewheat Flour, Sunflower Oil, Sugar, Molasses, Brown Sugar, Raising Agents: Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates; Sea Salt, Enzyme (Wheat). Poppy and Pepper Water Cracker: Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sunflower Oil, POPPY SEEDS (2.5%), BLACK PEPPER (0.5%), Sugar, Sea Salt, Enzyme (Wheat). Sea Salt and Chive Cracker: Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sunflower Oil, Corn Starch, Palm Oil, Onion Powder, SEA SALT (1.5%), Yeast Powder (contains Barley, Wheat), Sugar, CHIVES (0.5%), Sugar Cane Syrup, Parsley Flakes, Flavourings, Enzyme (Wheat). ALLERGY ADVICE:

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.

  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
5 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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 537th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) 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 715 crackers (Appetizers), least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600039015, last edited 9 January 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.