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Is Asda Vegan pancake shaker INGREDIENTS Fortified Wheat F ultra-processed?

Pancakes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Vegan pancake shaker INGREDIENTS Fortified Wheat F

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed pancakes

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)), Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Wheat Flour, Allergy Advice!

Additives: E339 Sodium phosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3). Thiamin (B1)), Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Wheat Flour. Allergy Advice!

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 pancakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 85% of the pancakes 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 55 pancakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057172957866, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.