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Is Nairn's Whole Grain Super Seeded Cracker ultra-processed?

137 g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Nairn's Whole Grain Super Seeded Cracker

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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 77%, Seeds 12% (Brown Flaxseeds, Millet, Chia (Salvia hispanica)), Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil, Maize Starch, Ammonium Carbonates, Sea Salt, Brown Rice Syrup, Both our recipe and factory are nut free, We cannot guarantee that our ingredients are nut free, Manufactured on equipment that handles milk

Additives: E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

Gluten Free Wholegrain Oats (77%), Seeds (12%) [Brown Flaxseeds, Millet, Chia (Salvia hispanica)], Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil, Maize Starch, Raising Agent: Ammonium Carbonates, Sea Salt, Brown Rice Syrup. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Both our recipe and factory are nut free. We cannot guarantee that our ingredients are 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

Category rules

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

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 194th. 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 0612322000752, last edited 20 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.