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Is LEC Peanut Caramel Tango ultra-processed?

266 g Ice creams Sold in the United Kingdom, France and 2 more countries

Pack of LEC Peanut Caramel Tango

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 12 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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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

Whole MILK, skimmed MILK, sugar, polydextrose, glucose syrup, PEANUT paste 4%, erythritol, inulin, skimmed MILK powder, cream, WHEY protein, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids, locust bean gum, guar gum, pectins, plain caramel, salt, butter, cocoa butter, natural flavourings, caramel, sodium citrates, flavouring, potassium sorbate, steviol glycosides from Stevia

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E150 Caramel , E150a Plain caramel , E202 Potassium sorbate , E331 Sodium citrates , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E440 Pectins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E570 Fatty acids , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Whole MILK, reconstituted skimmed MILK, sugar, polydextrose, glucose syrup, PEANUT paste (4%), sweetener (erythritol), inulin, skimmed MILK powder, CREAM, WHEY protein, emulsifiers (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids), thickeners (locust bean gum, guar gum, pectins), colour (plain caramel), salt, BUTTER, cocoa butter, natural flavourings, caramel, acidity regulator (sodium citrates), flavouring, preservative (potassium sorbate), sweetener (steviol glycosides from Stevia)

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.

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  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
7 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Ice creams Products in the category "Ice creams" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 321 ice creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 288th. 93% of the ice creams 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 321 ice creams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8053178940038, last edited 24 July 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.