Is Border 2 Viennese Whirls ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat flour (calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), vegetable oil (processing marker) (palm vegetable oil, palm kernel vegetable oil, rapeseed vegetable oil), sugar (processing marker), butter (processing marker) 10%, cornflour, whole egg powder, skimmed milk powder (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), disodium diphosphate (ultra-processing marker), sodium bicarbonate, salt (processing marker), including cereals containing gluten, also, store in a cool, dry place and away from direct sunlight, we are happy to declare that the palm oil contained within the ingredients we buy is certified as sustainable
Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
wheat flour (calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), vegetable oil (palm, palm kernel, rapeseed in varying proportions), sugar, butter (10%), cornflour, whole egg powder, skimmed milk powder, natural flavouring, raising agents (disodium diphosphate, sodium bicarbonate), salt, allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold, also, may contain soya, nut, sesame seeds and barley, suitable for vegetarians, store in a cool , dry place and away from direct sunlight, we are happy to declare that the palm oil contained within the ingredients we buy is certified as sustainable,
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
6 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.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- 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.
Among 87 shortbread cookies
From least to most processed, this one ranks 67th. 45% of the shortbread cookies here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0652655300013, last edited 20 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.