Is Elmlea Double ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Lactose
- E160a Carotene
- E322 Lecithins
- E407 Carrageenan
- E410 Locust bean gum
- E415 Xanthan gum
- and 1 more
- 11 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed creams
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
buttermilk 69%, vegetable oils (processing marker) (coconut vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), lactose (ultra-processing marker), soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker), sucrose esters of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), locust bean gum (ultra-processing marker), carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), carotenes (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids
As written on the pack
buttermilk 69%, vegetable oils (coconut, rapeseed), lactose, emulsifiers (soya lecithin, sucrose esters of fatty acids), stabilizers (xanthan gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan), colour (carotenes).
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- 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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids 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.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 175 creams
From least to most processed, this one ranks 168th. 55% of the creams here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8719200204768, last edited 24 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.