Is Horlicks Classic Malt ultra-processed?

500 g Sweetened beverages Sold in the United States and India

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

18 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed sweetened beverages

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

Malt 66.7% (Barley 32%, Wheat Flour (Atta), Wheat, Millet), Milk Solids 14%, Sugar (processing marker), Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Minerals, Edible lodized Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Acidity Regulators (e501), Eii, E, e500ii, Vitamins

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E501 Potassium carbonates

As written on the pack

Malt (66.7%) [Barley (32%), Wheat Flour (Atta), Wheat, Millet], Milk Solids (14%), Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Minerals, Edible lodized Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Acidity Regulators [INS 501(ii), 500(ii)], Vitamins. Allergen Information: Contains Wheat, Barley, Milk & Soy.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 548 sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 96th. 94% of the sweetened beverages 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 548 sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901030807176, last edited 18 July 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.