Is Carr's Melts Italian Herb Flavour ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 13 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed wheat crackers
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Coconut Vegetable Oils, Palm Vegetable Oils), Cheese (processing marker) 5%, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt (processing marker), Flour Treatment Agent (L-cysteine)
Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate , E920 L-cysteine
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (Coconut, Palm), Dried Cheese Powder (5%) (Milk), Natural Flavouring (contains Milk), Sugar, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Flour Treatment Agent (L-cysteine).
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 37 wheat crackers
From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 70% of the wheat crackers here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000168032252, 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.