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Is Milbona HIGH PROTEIN Tiramisù ultra-processed?

90g Pastries Sold in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy

Pack of Milbona HIGH PROTEIN Tiramisù

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed pastries

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

Water, Sponge Cake 9% (Free Range Egg, Wheat Flour, Sweetener (Maltitols), Rice Protein, Vegetable Fibres (Chickpea, Maize), Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Raising Agents (Diphosphates), Sodium Carbonates), Sweetener (Maltitols), Skimmed Milk Powder, Mascarpone Cheese 7% (contains Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)), Milk Protein Isolate, Maltodextrin, Free Range Egg Yolk, Chicory Root Fibre, Alcohol, Marsala P.D.O, Wine, Soluble Coffee, Beef Gelatine, Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavourings (contain Milk, Egg), Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Coffee, Natural Coffee Flavouring

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E428 Gelatine , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

Water, 9% Sponge Cake (Free Range Egg, Wheat Flour, Sweetener: Maltitols; Rice Protein, Vegetable Fibres [Chickpea, Maize], Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates), Sweetener: Maltitols; Skimmed Milk Powder, 7% Mascarpone Cheese (Milk) (contains Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid), Milk Protein Isolate, Maltodextrin, Free Range Egg Yolk, Chicory Root Fibre, Alcohol, Marsala P.D.O. Wine, Soluble Coffee, Beef Gelatine, Cocoa Powder**, Natural Flavourings (contain Milk and Egg), Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Coffee Extract, Natural Coffee Flavouring.

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.

  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • 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.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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.
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.

  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 205 pastries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 169th. 87% of the pastries 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 205 pastries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4335619027909, last edited 20 May 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.