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Is Nairns Nairn's Fruit Oatcake ultra-processed?

Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed sweet snacks

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 69%, currants 12% (currants, sunflower oil), brown sugar, sustainable palm fruit oil, raising agent (sodium carbonates), sea salt, including cereals containing gluten, our factory is nut free and our recipe is wheat and nut free, we cannot guarantee that our ingredients are wheat and nut free, manufactured on equipment that handles milk

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

wholegrain oats (69%), currants (12%) (currants, sunflower oil), brown sugar, sustainable palm fruit oil, raising agent: sodium carbonates, sea salt, 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, we cannot guarantee that our ingredients are wheat and nut free, manufactured on equipment that handles milk,

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 154th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0612322001841, last edited 8 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.