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Is Breton multi-grain crackers ultra-processed?

200 grams Biscuits Sold in Canada and Chile

Pack of Breton multi-grain crackers

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

whole wheat flour, ground wheat, purple wheat, rye, triticale, malted wheat, barley and spelt, amaranth, millet, quinoa, wild rice flour, Wheat flour, Vegetable oil (contains coconut oil), Sugars (cane sugar, barley malt syrup), Flax seeds, Salt, Sesame seeds, Ammonium bicarbonate, Yeast extract, Baking soda, Tocopherols, Soya lecithin, Natural flavour, Triticale, Soya, Sesame seeds, seeds

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Whole grains (whole wheat flour, ground wheat, purple wheat, rye, triticale, malted wheat, barley and spelt, amaranth, millet, quinoa, wild rice flour), Wheat flour, Vegetable oil (contains coconut oil), Sugars (cane sugar, barley malt syrup), Flax seeds, Salt, Sesame seeds, Ammonium bicarbonate, Yeast extract, Baking soda, Tocopherols, Soya lecithin, Natural flavour. Contains: Wheat, Barley, Rye, Triticale, Soya, Sesame seeds. May contain: Mustard seeds.

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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 593rd. 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 0055653629955, last edited 27 February 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.