Is Orgran Buckwheat Pancake Mix ultra-processed?

375 g (13.2 oz) Pancake mixes Sold in the United Kingdom, France and 2 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E461 Methyl cellulose

14 ingredients
6 additives

Less processed pancake mixes

Pancake mix Don cube 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Pancake shaker mix vegan Tesco 13 ingredients · 3 additives NOVA group 3
Almond Flour Pancake & Waffle Mix Original Simple Mills 7 ingredients · 4 additives NOVA group 3
Organic Classic Pancake & Waffle Mix Birch Benders 9 ingredients · 4 additives NOVA group 3

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

buckwheat flour 49%, tapioca starch (processing marker), rice flour, corn starch (processing marker), raising agents (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate), potato starch (processing marker), acidity regulator (citric acid), stabiliser (vegetable gum (methylcellulose (ultra-processing marker)))

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E461 Methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

buckwheat flour (49%), tapioca starch, rice flour, corn starch, raising agents (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate), potato starch, acidity regulator (citric acid), stabiliser (vegetable gum: methylcellulose)

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.

E461 Methyl cellulose 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.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 43 pancake mixes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 79% of the pancake mixes 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 43 pancake mixes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0720516010712, last edited 23 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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