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Is Bolachas Belvita Breakfast Milk & Cereals ultra-processed?

5 x 45g (225g) Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 2 more countries

Pack of Bolachas Belvita Breakfast Milk & Cereals

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 5 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 70.8% (wheat flour 50.8%, cereals 20% (wheat flour 6.4%, oat 4.5%, oat flakes 3.1%, whole barley flour 2.9%, whole rye flour 2.1%, spelt flour 1% (wheat))), sugar, rapeseed oil, bulking agent (polydextrose), mineral blend (calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, iron), whole milk powder 0.9% (equivalent whole milk 7.2%), raising agents (ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates), emulsifiers (soya lecithins, e472e), flavourings, skimmed milk powder, salt

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

cereals 70,8% [wheat flour 50,8%, wholegrain cereals 20% (wholegrain wheat flour 6,4%, oat grits 4,5%, oat flakes 3,1%, whole barley flour 2,9%, whole rye flour 2,1%, spelt flour (wheat) 1%)], sugar, rapeseed oil, bulking agent (polydextrose), mineral blend (calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, iron), whole milk powder 0,9% (equivalent whole milk 7,2%), raising agents (ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates), emulsifiers (soya lecithins, e472e), flavourings, skimmed milk powder, salt,

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.
  • 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 1016th. 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 7622202018701, last edited 3 July 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.