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Is Elka Belino Mini Croissant ultra-processed?

185 g Croissants Sold in Canada and Bulgaria

Pack of Elka Belino Mini Croissant

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:

  • 58 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed croissants

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

en mini croissants cocoa cream, ingredients (wheat flour), cocoa cream 27%, vegetable fat (palm oil), vegetable oil, oil (sunflower oil, cottonseed oil in varying proportions), sugar, glucose, fructose corn syrup, water, low fat cocoa powder 7%, whey permeate powder, skim milk powder, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, soy lecithin), galeras agent (sodium alginate), flavourings, preservatives (potassium sorbate), margarine, vegetable fat (palm oil), vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated (sunflower oil, cottonseed oil in varying proportions), salt, water, emulsifier (mono- and diglyceride fatty acids), acidifying agent (citric acid), flavourings, preservatives (potassium sorbate), glucose, fructose corn syrup, sugar, emulsifiers (mono- and diglyceride of fatty acids, soy lecithin), egg yolk, yeast, natural moisturizers (glycerin, sorbitol), whole milk powder, whey powder, salt, flavors, preservatives (calcium propionate)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E401 Sodium alginate , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

en mini croissants cocoa cream, ingredients: wheat flour, cocoa cream 27%, vegetable fat (palm oil), vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated oil (sunflower oil, cottonseed oil in varying proportions), sugar, glucose, fructose corn syrup, water, low fat cocoa powder 7%, whey permeate powder, skim milk powder, emulsifiers (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, soy lecithin), galeras agent (sodium alginate), flavourings, preservatives (potassium sorbate)], margarine [vegetable fat (palm oil), vegetable oil, partially hydrogenated (sunflower oil, cottonseed oil in varying proportions), salt, water, emulsifier (mono - and diglyceride fatty acids), acidifying agent (citric acid), flavourings, preservatives (potassium sorbate), glucose, fructose corn syrup, sugar, emulsifiers (mono - and diglyceride of fatty acids, soy lecithin) egg yolk, yeast, natural moisturizers (glycerin, sorbitol), whole milk powder, whey powder, salt, flavors, preservatives (calcium propionate)

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
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  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • 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.
  • Oil An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
8 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.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 croissants

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 80% of the croissants 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 44 croissants, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5301000230127, last edited 1 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.