Is Grenade Jaffa Cake ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 9 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
INGREDIENTS Milk Chocolate With Sweetener 25% (Maltitol (ultra-processing marker), Cocoa Butter (processing marker), Whole Milk Powder (processing marker), Cocoa Mass, Soy Lecithin (ultra-processing marker), Flavours (ultra-processing marker)), Milk Protein (ultra-processing marker), Calcium Caseinate, Milk Protein Isolate (ultra-processing marker), Whey Protein Isolate (ultra-processing marker), Polydextrose, Gelatine Hydrolysate, Glycerol (ultra-processing marker), Soy Protein, Soy Oil (processing marker), Low Fat Cocoa, Skimmed Milk Powder (processing marker), Xylitol (ultra-processing marker), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Citric Acid Ester, Beta Carotene (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol , E967 Xylitol
As written on the pack
INGREDIENTS Milk Chocolate With Sweetener 25% (Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier: Soy Lecithin; Flavours), Milk Protein (Calcium Caseinate, Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate (Milk]), Bulking Agent: Polydextrose; Gelatine Hydrolysate, Humectant: Glycerol: Soy Protein, Soy Oil, Low Fat Cocoa, Skimmed Milk Powder, Sweetener: Xylitol, Sucralose; Tapioca Starch, Flavourings, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Emulsifier: Citric Acid Ester; Colours: Beta Carotene.
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.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
- E967 Xylitol 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.
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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.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- 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.
Among 426 protein bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 332nd. 93% of the protein bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060221203784, last edited 12 June 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.