Is Aldi Flapjack Slices ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 19 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Oats 33%, Partially Inverted Refiners Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Butter (processing marker) (Cows' Milk), Brown Sugar (processing marker), Dried Apricots 6% (Apricot, Rice Flour, Preservative (processing marker)), Flaked Almond 6%, Cranberries 6% (Sugar (processing marker), Cranberry, Sunflower Oil (processing marker)), Sultanas 6%, Pumpkin Seed 2%, Linseed, Salt (processing marker), Orange Oil
Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide
As written on the pack
Gluten Free Oats (33%), Partially Inverted Refiners Syrup, Butter (Cows' Milk), Brown Sugar, Dried Apricots (6%) (Apricot, Rice Flour, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Flaked Almond (6%), Sweetened Dried Cranberries (6%) (Sugar, Cranberry, Sunflower Oil), Sultanas (6%), Pumpkin Seed (2%), Linseed, Salt, Orange Oil
What makes it ultra-processed
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.
6 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.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 1,328 bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 270th. 89% of the bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462337710, last edited 7 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.