Is Lidl Caramel rice cakes ultra-processed?

Puffed rice cakes Sold in Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

7 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed puffed rice cakes

Unsalted Rice Cakes with Sesame Seeds Lidl 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Lightly Salted Rice Cakes Tesco 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Multigrain Rice Cakes Harvest Morn 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Bunalun Organic Snacks Dark Chocolate Rice Cakes Bunalun Organic 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

rice 58%, caramel coating 27% (cane sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), caramelised sugar syrup (processing marker)), corn 15%

As written on the pack

58% wholegrain rice, 27% caramel coating (cane sugar, salt, natural flavouring, caramelised sugar syrup), 15% corn,

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 142 puffed rice cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 57th. 63% of the puffed rice cakes 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 142 puffed rice cakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489305316, 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.
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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.