Is Asda Garlic bread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 28 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed garlic baguettes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin (93), thiamin (b1)), water, palm oil, rapeseed oil, garlic purée 2%, salt (processing marker), yeast, skimmed milk powder (processing marker), parsley (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), concentrated lemon juice, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid)), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), wheat starch (processing marker), including cereals containing gluten, flavours (ultra-processing marker), hydrogenated fat (ultra-processing marker), v t, er en fa of car of pr
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid
As written on the pack
fortified wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin (93), thiamin (b1)], water, palm oil, rapeseed oil, garlic purée (2%), salt, yeast, skimmed milk powder, dried parsley, (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids) concentrated lemon juice, emulsifier flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid), flavouring, wheat starch, allergy advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold, no artificial colours, flavours or hydrogenated fat, v t ( er en fa of car of pr
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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- 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.
4 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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 10 garlic baguettes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 80% of the garlic baguettes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20437459, last edited 10 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.