Is Connell Bakery Buttermilk Pancakes Light & Fluffy ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed pancakes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat flour (wheat four, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), buttermilk 36%, sugar (processing marker), egg, rapeseed oil, raising agents (diphosphate (ultra-processing marker)), sodium carbonates, vinegar, preservatives (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), calcium propionate, salt (processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates
As written on the pack
wheat flour (wheat four, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), 36% buttermilk, sugar, egg, rapeseed oil, raising agents: diphosphate, sodium carbonates; vinegar, preservatives: potassium sorbate, calcium propionate; salt.
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.
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.
- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 55 pancakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 85% of the pancakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20366315, last edited 12 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.