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Is Nairns Cheese and Onion Oatcakes ultra-processed?

150g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Nairns Cheese and Onion Oatcakes

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

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

Oats 84%, Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil, Dietary Fibre (Oligofructose), Cheese 3%, Dehydrated Onion 3%, Sea Salt, Natural Flavouring, Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonates), including cereals containing gluten, Our factory is nut free and our recipe is wheat and nut free

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Oats (84%), Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil, Dietary Fibre (Oligofructose), Cheese (3%) (Milk), Dehydrated Onion (3%), Sea Salt, Natural Flavouring, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Our factory is nut free and our recipe is wheat and nut free.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 347th. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) 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 715 crackers (Appetizers), least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0612322001834, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.