Is Crosta & Mollica Almond Cantucci ultra-processed?

170 g Almond cookies Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

12 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed almond cookies

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

Wheat Flour, Sugar (processing marker), Almonds 22%, Free Range Egg Yolks, Butter (processing marker), Honey (processing marker), Whole Milk, Raising Agent (Ammonium Carbonate), Salt (processing marker), Natural Vanilla, Orange Extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503i Ammonium carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Sugar, Almonds (22%), Free Range Egg Yolks, Butter (Milk), Honey, Whole Milk, Raising Agent: Ammonium Carbonate, Salt, Natural Vanilla and Orange Extract

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.

5 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.

Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 almond cookies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 75% of the almond cookies 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 8 almond cookies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060198648373, 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.