Is Bisto Roast Britanni-ahh Gravy Granules ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
33333 dents Retato Starch, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Palm Fat, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Flour ded Calamon Niacin, Thiamin, Colour (ultra-processing marker), Ammonia Caramel Facing Flavour Enhancers, Monosodium Glutamate (ultra-processing marker), Disodium Sabonudeotides Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Black Pepper Extract Onion O Advice
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E621 Monosodium glutamate
As written on the pack
33333 dents Retato Starch, Maltodextrin, Palm Fat, Salt, Wheat Flour ded Calamon Niacin, Thiamin), Colour (Ammonia Caramel Facing Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Sabonudeotides Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Black Pepper Extract Onion O Advice:
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.
- E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
1 ingredient 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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000354918520, last edited 30 April 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.