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Is Katz Strawberry Toaster Pastries ultra-processed?

227 g Pastries Sold in the United States

Pack of Katz Strawberry Toaster Pastries

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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 15 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed pastries

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

flour blend, potato starch, sorghum flour, tapioca starch, white rice flour, chickpea flour, corn starch, millet flour, brown rice flour, sugar, brown rice syrup, water, glycerin, modified food starch, apple, strawberry puree, palm oil, natural flavors, vegetable for color, citric acid, cellulose gel, sodium citrate, tocopherols, eggs, confectioners sugar, invert sugar, xanthan gum, baking powder, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, salt, agar, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, canola oil, natural flavor, cellulose gum

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E406 Agar , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

GLUTEN FREE FLOUR BLEND, POTATO STARCH, SORGHUM FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, WHITE RICE FLOUR, STEAMED CHICKPEA FLOUR, CORN STARCH, MILLET FLOUR, BROWN RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, BROWN RICE SYRUP, WATER, GLYCERIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, APPLE POWDER, STRAWBERRY PUREE CONCENTRATE, PALM OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, VEGETABLE JUICE FOR COLOR, CITRIC ACID, CELLULOSE GEL, SODIUM CITRATE, TOCOPHEROLS, EGGS, CONFECTIONERS SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, XANTHAN GUM, BAKING POWDER, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, AGAR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GUM.

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E406 Agar A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 205 pastries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 168th. 87% of the pastries 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 205 pastries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850021905880, last edited 12 May 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.