Is Nairns Thai sweet chilli oatcakes ultra-processed?

150g Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed biscuits

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 82%, Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil, Desiccated Coconut 5%, Brown Sugar (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Dehydrated Onion 1%, Tomato 0.5%, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonates), Chilli, including cereals containing

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Oats (82%), Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil, Toasted Desiccated Coconut (5%), Brown Sugar, Sea Salt, Dehydrated Onion (1%), Tomato Powder (0.5%), Natural Flavouring, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates, Chilli Powder. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing

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.

4 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
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 296th. 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 0612322001858, last edited 3 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.