Is Murray Zero Sugar Shortbread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 28 ingredients
- 13 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed biscuits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid), soybean, palm oil, sorbitol (ultra-processing marker), maltitol (ultra-processing marker), polydextrose, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), contains 2% and less of oat fiber, natural and artificial flavors (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker)), whey protein (ultra-processing marker), datem (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), annatto extract for color, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker), sucralose (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol
As written on the pack
Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), soybean and palm oil, sorbitol*, maltitol, polydextrose, maltodextrin, contains 2% or less of oat fiber, natural and artificial flavors, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate), whey protein concentrate, datem, soy lecithin, annatto extract for color, xanthan gum, acesulfame potassium, sucralose.
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
- 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.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
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- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 1,514 biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1442nd. 83% of the biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0082011102331, last edited 22 April 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.