Is Lajkonik Paluszki ultra-processed?

200 g Breadsticks Sold in the United Kingdom and Poland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat flour, salt (processing marker), rapeseed oil, yeast, sodium hydroxide, barley malt extract, ammonium carbonates

Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates , E524 Sodium hydroxide

As written on the pack

wheat flour , salt, rapeseed oil, yeast, acidity regulator: sodium hydroxide, barley malt extract, raising agent: ammonium carbonates

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 18% of the breadsticks 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5900320001303, last edited 1 October 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.