Is Belbake Bicarbonate of Soda ultra-processed?

200 g Baking powder or raising agent Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Belbake Bicarbonate of Soda

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 4 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Ingredients

Raising Agent (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (e500 (11)))

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Raising Agent: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (E500 (11)).

Among 27 baking powder or raising agent

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 63% of the baking powder or raising agent 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 27 baking powder or raising agent, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489175377, 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.
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  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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