Is Aldi mamia Strawberry Biscotti 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
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Whole Wheat Flour, Apple Juice, Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), strawberry powder 4%, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed Milk Powder (processing marker), Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonates), Minerals (Calcium, Magnesium), Natural Strawberry Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Vitamin B1, permitted non, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker), best before end (See side of pack)
Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates
As written on the pack
Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Organic Apple Juice Concentrate, Organic Rice Flour, Organic Sunflower Oil, ORGANIC STRAWBERRY POWDER (4%), Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Skimmed Milk Powder, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates**; Minerals** (Calcium, Magnesium), Natural Strawberry Flavouring**, Vitamin B1**. **permitted non-organic ingredients. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May also contain nuts, egg and soya. DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegetarians. No artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives. BEST BEFORE END: See side of pack.
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.
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600331980, last edited 27 March 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.