Is Parle-G ROYALE ultra-processed?

4 Biscuits and 48g Dry biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom 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
Invert sugar
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

22 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed dry 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

refined wheat flour (maida), sugar refined palm oil, invert sugar syrup (ultra-processing marker) (sugar (processing marker), citric acid), raising agents (503 (ii), 500 (ii)), milk, iodised salt (processing marker), emulsifier of vegetable (472e), flour treatment agent (1101 (ii)), contains added flavour (ultra-processing marker) (artificial flavouring substances-vanilla, d-glucose, levulose)

Additives: E1101 Protease , E330 Citric acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

REFINED WHEAT FLOUR (MAIDA) (61%), SUGAR REFINED PALM OIL, INVERT SUGAR SYRUP* [SUGAR, CITRIC ACID], RAISING AGENTS [503(ii), 500(ii)], MILK SOLIDS, IODISED SALT, EMULSIFIER OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN [472e] AND FLOUR TREATMENT AGENT [1101(ii)] CONTAINS ADDED FLAVOUR (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES-VANILLA) (D-GLUCOSE, LEVULOSE) CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK

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.

E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.

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 68 dry biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 84% of the dry 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 68 dry biscuits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901719135767, 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.
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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.