Is Italiamo Le Sfoglie Puff Pastry ultra-processed?

225 g e Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom, Belgium and 4 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

11 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed biscuits

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

wheat flour, vegetable margarine (palm oil, sunflower oil (processing marker), water, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), citric acid), sugar (processing marker), malted wheat flour, salt (processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

wheat flour, vegetable margarine (palm oil, sunflower oil, water, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, acidity regulator: citric acid), sugar, malted wheat flour, salt, flavourings,

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.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

4 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 448th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489042396, last edited 27 April 2026), 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.