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Is Carr's Seasonal Selection ultra-processed?

Biscuits and crackers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Carr's Seasonal Selection

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed biscuits and crackers

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

Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oils (Palm Vegetable Oils, Coconut Vegetable Oils), Wheat Flour, Sugar, Wheatgerm, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Malic Acid), Salt, Glucose Syrup, Wheat Bran, Cheese, Poppy Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Barley Malt Extract, Barley Flakes, Kibbled Rye, Kibbled Wheat, Dried Onion, Natural Flavouring, Invert Sugar Syrup, Dried Autolysed Yeast, Wheat Protein, Yeast, Black Pepper, Malted Barley Flour, Emulsifier (e472e), Colour (Carotenes)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E296 Malic acid , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of 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

Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Coconut), Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Sugar, Wheatgerm, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Malic Acid), Salt, Glucose Syrup, Wheat Bran, Dried Cheese (Milk), Poppy Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Barley Malt Extract, Barley Flakes, Kibbled Rye, Kibbled Wheat, Dried Onion, Natural Flavouring (contains Milk), Invert Sugar Syrup, Dried Autolysed Yeast, Wheat Protein, Dried Yeast, Black Pepper, Malted Barley Flour, Emulsifier (E472e), Colour (Carotenes).

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.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.

  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,802 biscuits and crackers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1693rd. 75% of the biscuits and crackers 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 1,802 biscuits and crackers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000168029092, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.