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Is Belvita Milk & Cereal Biscuits ultra-processed?

Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Belvita Milk & Cereal Biscuits

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed biscuits

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

cereals 68.9%, wheat flour 48.9%, cereals 20% (wheat flour 6.4%, oat 4.5%, oat flakes 3.1%, barley flour 2.9%, rye flour 2.1%, spelt flour 1% (wheat)), sugar, rapeseed oil, bulking agent (polydextrose), raising agents (sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, disodium diphosphate), minerals (calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, elemental iron), whole milk powder 0.9% (equivalent whole milk 8%), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, e472e), salt, skimmed milk powder, flavourings

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

cereals 68,9 % [wheat flour 48,9 %, wholegrain cereals 20 % (wholegrain wheat flour 6,4%, oat grits 4,5 %, oat flakes 3,1 %, wholegrain barley flour 2,9 %, wholegrain rye flour 2,1 %, wholegrain spelt flour (wheat) 1%) sugar, rapeseed oil, bulking agent (polydextrose), raising agents (sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, disodium diphosphate), minerals (calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, elemental iron), whole milk powder 0,9 % (equivalent whole milk 8%), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, e472e), salt, skimmed milk powder, flavourings, may contain egg, nuts and sesame,

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.
  • 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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1224th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622210740519, last edited 14 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.