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Is Bramwells Aldi Olive Oil And Sea Salt Crutons ultra-processed?

Croutons Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed croutons

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

wheat flour (wheat flour, calicum carbonate, calicum sulphate, nicotinamide, iron, thiamine), rapeseed oil, olive oils 6% (olive olive, refinned olive olive, extra virgin olive oil), yeast (yeast, emulsifier (sorbitan monostearate)), sea salt

Additives: E491 Sorbitan monostearate , E502 Carbonates

As written on the pack

wheat flour(wheat flour, calicum carbonate, calicum sulphate, nicotinamide, iron, thiamine), rapeseed oil, olive oils(6%)(olive olive, refinned olive olive, extra virgin olive oil), yeast(yeast, emulsifier:sorbitan monostearate), sea 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.

  • E491 Sorbitan monostearate 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 croutons

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 53% of the croutons 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 15 croutons, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600561059, 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.
  • 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.