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Is Crownfield Protein oat bites ultra-processed?

30 g Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Crownfield Protein oat bites

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Rolled Oats Margarine 34% (Palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Salt, Flavouring), Partially Inverted Refiners Syrup Isolated Soy Protein, Soft Light Brown Sugar, Mixed Seeds 8.1% (Linseeds 4.130999999999999%, Sunflower Seeds 3.969%), Cocoa Powder 3%, Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Natural Chocolate Flavouring, Thickener (Xanthan Gum), including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

34% Rolled Oats Margarine (Palm Fat, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Salt, Flavouring), Partially Inverted Refiners Syrup Isolated Soy Protein, Soft Light Brown Sugar, 8.1% Mixed Seeds (51% Linseeds, 49% Sunflower Seeds) 3% Cocoa Powder, Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Natural Chocolate Flavouring, Thickener: Xanthan Gum. Allergy Advice: For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold May also contain Milk, Nuts and Soya

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
2 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.
  • 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 616th. 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 4056489353362, 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.