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Is Morrisons Shortcrust Pastry Sheet ultra-processed?

320 g Pastries Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Shortcrust Pastry Sheet

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Ingredients (ingredients and allergens may be subject to change, so it is important you check the labels supplied in each delivery), Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Ascorbic Acid, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Citric Acid, Lemon Juice

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Ingredients (ingredients and allergens may be subject to change, so it is important you check the labels supplied in each delivery). Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Lemon Juice

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.

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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 205 pastries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 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 5010525246567, last edited 19 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.