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Is Co-op 5 Oat & Raisin Cookies ultra-processed?

Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 5 additives

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

899 spiced cookies with raisins, oats, honey, ingredients fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, raisins 17%, oats 16%, vegetable oils (palm vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils, coconut vegetable oils), maltodextrin, honey, water, whey powder, raising agents (sodium hydrogen carbonate, disodium diphosphate), mixed spice (cinnamon, coriander, caraway, fennel, ginger, clove, nutmeg, turmeric), molasses, cinnamon, emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, vegetable), including cereals containing gluten, due to the way products are prepared instore, they may also contain other allergens

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

899 spiced cookies with raisins, oats and honey. ingredients fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, raisins (17%), oats (16%), vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed, coconut), maltodextrin, honey, water, vegetarian whey powder (milk), raising agents (sodium hydrogen carbonate, disodium diphosphate), mixed spice (cinnamon, coriander, caraway, fennel, ginger, clove, nutmeg, turmeric), molasses, cinnamon, emulsifier (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids - vegetable). allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. due to the way products are prepared instore, they may also contain other allergens.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • 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 1022nd. 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 5000128996020, last edited 14 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.