Is Babybel Plant Based Snack ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed cheeses
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, modified starch (ultra-processing marker), coconut oil (processing marker) 18%, calcium citrates, salt (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (citric acid), colouring (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), vitamin b12
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E160a Carotene , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
water, modified starch, coconut oil 18%, calcium citrates, salt, natural flavouring, acidity regulator(citric acid), colouring(carotenes), vitamin b12,
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- 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.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 1,223 cheeses
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1122nd. 38% of the cheeses here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3073781176483, last edited 22 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.