Is Dulcesol Burger Buns With Sesame ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Gluten
- E412 Guar gum
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- 17 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed hamburger buns
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), sesame seeds, salt (processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker), e481 (ultra-processing marker), e200, e282, e202 (processing marker), e412 (ultra-processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), e262, products thereof
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E202 Potassium sorbate , E262 Sodium acetates , E282 Calcium propionate , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
As written on the pack
wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, sunflower oil, sesame seeds, salt, wheat gluten, emulsifiers: e-471 and e-481, preservatives: e-200, e-282 and e-202, stabiliser: e-412, flavourings and acidity regulator: e-262, may contain traces of nuts, eggs, milk, soya and/or products thereof.
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.
- 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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.
- 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.
Among 55 hamburger buns
From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 96% of the hamburger buns here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410087362946, last edited 28 September 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.