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Is LU Le Petit Biscotte ultra-processed?

200g Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of LU Le Petit Biscotte

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed biscuits

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

crunchy cinnamon and brown sugar biscuits, ingredie wheat flour 45%, sugar, palm oil, brown sugar 9.5%, frue lucose syrup, liquid whole egg, brown sugar syrup, raising gent (sodium carbonates), e150a, glucose rup, cinnamon 0.2%, salt, flavouring, lay contain sesame, he lu bakery was created in 1846 in antes, from the union of two akers, to this day, we still use manye the traditional recipes and quality gredients to ensure we are baking sty and high quality products

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

crunchy cinnamon and brown sugar biscuits, ingredie wheat flour 45 %, sugar, palm oil, brown sugar 9,5 %, frue lucose syrup, liquid whole egg, brown sugar syrup, raising gent (sodium carbonates), colour (caramel e150a), glucose rup, cinnamon 0,2 %, salt, flavouring, lay contain sesame, he lu bakery was created in 1846 in antes, france from the union of two akers, to this day, we still use manye the traditional recipes and quality gredients to ensure we are baking sty and high quality products,

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 441st. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201499617, last edited 18 August 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.