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Is G (Aldi) almond ultra-processed?

4 x 73 g Ice cream bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of G (Aldi) almond

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed ice creams

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

Skimmed Milk, milk chocolate 30% (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Skimmed Milk Powder, Milk Fat, Cocoa Mass, Whey Powder, Lecithins, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate, Flavouring), Whey Protein, Glucose Syrup, Coconut Oil, almonds 5%, Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Plant Extract (Carrot Concentrate), Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum (Natural Bourbon Vanilla Flavouring), Vanilla Pod, Find out more at ra.org

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

As written on the pack

Skimmed Milk, MILK CHOCOLATE (30%) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter**, Skimmed Milk Powder, Milk Fat, Cocoa Mass**, Whey Powder (Milk), Emulsifiers: Lecithins, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate; Flavouring), Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Coconut Oil, CHOPPED ALMONDS (5%), Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Plant Extract (Carrot Concentrate), Stabilisers: Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum: Natural Bourbon Vanilla Flavouring, Ground Extracted Vanilla Pod. **Rainforest Alliance Certified. Find out more at ra.org

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.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • 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.
  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
  • 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.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • 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.
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.

  • Ice creams Products in the category "Ice creams" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • 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 34 ice cream bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 100% of the ice cream bars 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 34 ice cream bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061461116408, last edited 3 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.