Is Britannia The Original Bourbon Creme Biscuit with Chocolate ultra-processed?

390 g Biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling Sold in the United States, Canada and 2 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Emulsifier
Flavouring
Whey
E322 Lecithins
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

26 ingredients
7 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling

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, Sugar (processing marker) 34%, Bakery shortening (Palm oil, Interesterified fat (Palm), sesame oil (processing marker)), Corn starch (processing marker), Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Caramel I and IV), Cocoa powder 2.8%, Whey powder (ultra-processing marker), Raising agents (Sodium bicarbonate, Ammonium bicarbonate), Artificial flavouring substances (ultra-processing marker) (Vanillin, milky cocoa, chocolate), Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), Soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Milk chocolate 0.1%, Sesame, Milk products, Soy

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat flour, Sugar (34%), Bakery shortening [Palm oil, Interesterified fat (Palm), sesame oil], Corn starch, Colour (Caramel I & IV), Cocoa powder (2.8%), Whey powder, Raising agents (Sodium bicarbonate, Ammonium bicarbonate), Artificial flavouring substances (Vanillin, milky cocoa & chocolate), Emulsifiers (Mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids, Soya lecithin), Milk chocolate (0.1%) (Contains milk) and lodized salt Contains: Wheat (gluten), Sesame, Milk products and Soy

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.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

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.

Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
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 23 biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 91% of the biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling 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 23 biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901063136441, last edited 30 June 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.