Is Morrisons Tiger Bloomer ultra-processed?

800g Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Emulsifier
Glucose
Gluten
E450 Diphosphates
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
and 1 more

26 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Water, Yeast, Rapeseed oil, Wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Soya flour, Palm oil, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)), Pregelatinized wheat flour, Flour Treatment Agents (Ascorbic acid, L-cysteine), Wheat flour, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Barley, Diphosphates (ultra-processing marker), Barley malt

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E450 Diphosphates , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E920 L-cysteine

As written on the pack

Fortified wheat flour ( wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), Water, Yeast, Rapeseed oil, Wheat gluten, Salt, Soya flour, Palm oil, Emulsifiers (Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, Mono - and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids), Pregelatinized wheat flour, Flour Treatment Agents (Ascorbic acid, L-cysteine), Wheat flour, Dextrose, Sugar, Barley, Diphosphates,. Barley malt.

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.

E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides 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.
E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.
Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

2 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.

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About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0241157001605, last edited 28 March 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 B (from A, best, to E).
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