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Is Asda essential self raising flour ultra-processed?

1.5Kg Flours Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda essential self raising flour

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Raising Agents (Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Carbonates), including cereals containing gluten, see ingredien in bold

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)], Raising Agents (Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Carbonates). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredien in bold.

Among 189 flours

From least to most processed, this one ranks 116th. 25% of the flours 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 189 flours, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 21084034, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.