Is CARLos Garlic Slices ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 33 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat four (wheat four wheat gluten, calcum carbonate, ron, niacin, thiamin), water, rapeseed on, garlic purée 3%, palm oil, yeast, salt (processing marker), parsley 19%, emulsfiers (mono- and diglycerides of faty acids), polyglycerol polyricinoleate (ultra-processing marker), colour (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), presenvative (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), stabiliser, sodium alginate (ultra-processing marker), lemon juice from concentrate, vitamin a, vitamin 0, flour treatment agent (ascorbic add), seingredients in bold, noartficalcolour o favourings, nutrition this pack contains 3 servings, per 100g typical values, per 3 slices, 1178kj
Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E401 Sodium alginate , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E502 Carbonates
As written on the pack
wheat four (wheat four wheat gluten, calcum carbonate, ron, niacin, thiamin), water, rapeseed on, garlic purée (3%), palm oil, yeast, salt, parsley (19%), emulsfiers: mono-and diglycerides of faty acids, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, colour: carotenes, presenvative: potassium sorbate, stabiliser, sodium alginate, lemon juice from concentrate, vitamin a, vitamin 0, flour treatment agent: ascorbic add, allergy advice:forallergens, seingredients in bold,may also contain sesame and milk, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians, noartficalcolour o favourings, nutrition this pack contains 3 servings, per 100g typical values (cooked) per 3 slices (90g) 1178kj/
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 2,388 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1910th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600017891, 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.
- 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.