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Is Askeys Sticky Toffee Sauce ultra-processed?

325 g Dessert sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Askeys Sticky Toffee Sauce

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed dessert sauces

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

invert suqar syrup, full cream sweetened condensed millc, colour (ptain caramel), natural flavouring, ingredients in bold, forallcrgens, store in a cool place, do not refrigerate, cap and remove use 325go information

Additives: E150 Caramel

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150 Caramel.

As written on the pack

invert suqar syrup, full cream sweetened condensed millc, colour: ptain caramel, natural flavouring, ingredients in bold, forallcrgens, store in a cool place, do not refrigerate, ) cap and remove use 325go information

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.

  • E150 Caramel A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 67 dessert sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 84% of the dessert sauces 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 67 dessert sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010067306903, last edited 17 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.