Is Magdalenas Lázaro Lemon Cakes ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 19 ingredients
- 11 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), eggs, wheat flour, glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), sorbitol (ultra-processing marker), vegetable glycerin, guar gum (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), sodium diphosphate (ultra-processing marker), sodium bicarbonate, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), sodium propionate, wheat starch (processing marker), citric acid, natural lemon flavouring (ultra-processing marker), ferrous sulfate, folic acid
Additives: E281 Sodium propionate , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450iii Tetrasodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E477 Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
sugar, sunflower oil, eggs, wheat flour, glucose syrup, stabilisers (sorbitol, vegetable glycerin, guar gum), emulsifiers (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids), raising agents (sodium diphosphate, sodium bicarbonate), dextrose, preservative (sodium propionate), wheat starch, acidifier (citric acid), natural lemon flavouring, ferrous sulfate, folic acid, may contain traces of milk, soya,
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E477 Propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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- 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.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- 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.
4 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 377 cakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 285th. 94% of the cakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8411037892476, last edited 30 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.