Is Parle g dark biscuits ultra-processed?

50 g Biscuits Sold in the United States and India

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

22 ingredients
2 additives

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

fined wheat flour (maida), sugar (processing marker), refined palm oil, inve sugar syrup, cocoa solids, iodised salt (processing marker), raising agent (503 (ii), 500 (ii), emulsifier of vegetable, soy lethin), contains pertted natural food colours, 1501500, added flavours (ultra-processing marker) (nature idental, and ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES-HOCOLATE, vanilla), contains (what and 07 9017)

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

FINED WHEAT FLOUR (MAIDA), SUGAR, REFINED PALM OIL, INVE SUGAR SYRUP, COCOA SOLIDS, IODISED SALT, RAISING AGENT(503(ii), 500(ii)] AND EMULSIFIER OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN [SOY LETHIN). CONTAINS PERTTED NATURAL FOOD COLOURS [1501500) AND ADDED FLAVOURS (NATURE IDENTAL. AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES-HOCOLATE, VANILLA) CONTAINS: WHAT AND 07 9017

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.

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 350th. 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 8901719134937, last edited 16 February 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.