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Is Lotus Bakeries Belgie Nv Biscoff Smooth ultra-processed?

400g Sweet spreads Sold in the United Kingdom, Sweden and 12 more countries

Pack of Lotus Bakeries Belgie Nv Biscoff Smooth

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed sweet spreads

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

Corome suits 58%, wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oils (palm vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), candy sugar, sodium hydrogen carbonate, soya flour, salt, cinnamon, vegetable rapeseed oil, sugar, soya lecithin, acid, citric acid, may cause hypersensitivity

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Corome suits 58% (wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed, candy sugar syrup, raising agent (sodium hydrogen carbonate), soya flour, salt, cinnamon, vegetable rapeseed oil, sugar, emulsifier (soya lecithin), acid (citric acid Contains wheat and soya which may cause hypersensitivity.

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 671 sweet spreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 380th. 68% of the sweet spreads 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 671 sweet spreads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5410126116953, last edited 28 September 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.