Is Asda Garlic & Herb ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Hydrogenated fat

22 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, niacin (b3), iron, thiamin (b1)), water, unsalted butter (processing marker), rapeseed oil, garlic 2%, durum wheat semolina, salt (processing marker), yeast, parsley, buttermilk powder, concentrated lemon juice, including cereals containing gluten, flavours (ultra-processing marker), hydrogenated fat (ultra-processing marker), typi cove ene ene fat of ca of fi p s t

As written on the pack

fortified wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, niacin (b3), iron, thiamin (b1)], water, unsalted butter (milk) (4%), rapeseed oil, chopped garlic (2%), durum wheat semolina, salt, yeast, chopped parsley, buttermilk powder, concentrated lemon juice. allergy advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. no artificial colours, flavours or hydrogenated fat. typi cove ene ene fat of ca of fi p s t

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.

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.

Hydrogenated fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

2 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.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054070870242, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.