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Is Jacob's Jacobs biscuit contains: ENERGY 219k 52 EST. 1851 ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 10 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1)), Mallow 27% (Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pork Gelatine), Colour (Carmine), Flavouring), Raspberry Jam (2096, Glucose Syrup, Apple Puree, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Flavourings, Colour (Carmine), Anti Foaming Agent (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids)), Desiccated Coconut 8%, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Sustainable Palm, Rapeseed), Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate), Ammonium Bicarbonate, Salt, NUTRITION Typical Values Energy Fat of which saturate Carbohydrate of which sugars Fibre

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E428 Gelatine , E440 Pectins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1)], Mallow (27%) [Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pork Gelatine), Colour (Carmine), Flavouring], Raspberry Flavoured Jam (2096) [Glucose Syrup, Apple Puree, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Flavourings, Colour (Carmine), Anti Foaming Agent (Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids)], Desiccated Coconut (8%), Sugar, Vegetable Oils [Sustainable Palm, Rapeseed], Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents [Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate], Salt. NUTRITION Typical Values Energy Fat of which saturate Carbohydrate of which sugars Fibre

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Anti-foaming agent Anti-foaming agents are substances which prevent or reduce foaming.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

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.
3 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5397136020305, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.