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Is Asda Garlic and Herb 2 Baguettes ultra-processed?

420g Garlic baguettes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Garlic and Herb 2 Baguettes

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed 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

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Unsalted Butter 6%, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic 2%, Garlic Purée 2%, Salt, Parsley, Yeast, Buttermilk Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Ascorbic Acid, Wheat Starch

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Unsalted Butter 6% (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Garlic 2%, Garlic Purée 2%, Salt, Parsley, Yeast, Buttermilk Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Starch.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 garlic baguettes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 80% of the garlic baguettes 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 10 garlic baguettes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057172568994, last edited 19 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.