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Is Asda Baking powder ultra-processed?

170 g Baking powder or raising agent Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Baking powder

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:

  • 4 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed baking powder or raising agent

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

Raising Agents (Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Rice Flour

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Raising Agents (Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Rice Flour.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 baking powder or raising agent

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 63% of the baking powder or raising agent 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 27 baking powder or raising agent, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057172722990, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.