Is Parle Krackjack ultra-processed?

28.35gm 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

31 ingredients
8 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

refined wheat flour (maida), oils (palm, palmolein), sugar (processing marker) 17%, raising agents (503 (ii), 500 (ii), 341 (i)), invert sugar syrup (ultra-processing marker), iodised salt (processing marker) 0.9%, yeast, acidity regulators (270, 296), flour treatment agents (223, 1101 (ii), 1100 (i)), emulsifier of vegetable (DIACETYLTARTARIC and FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL), contains added flavours (ultra-processing marker) (artificial flavouring substances, vanilla, butter)

Additives: E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E1101 Protease , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid , E296 Malic acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

REFINED WHEAT FLOUR (MAIDA), REFINED OILS (PALM AND PALMOLEIN), SUGAR (17%), RAISING AGENTS [ 503 (ii), 500 (ii),341 (i) ], INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, IODISED SALT (0.9%), YEAST, ACIDITY REGULATORS [ 270, 296 ], FLOUR TREATMENT AGENTS [223, 1101 (ii), 1100(i) ], EMULSIFIER OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN [DIACETYLTARTARIC AND FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL ] CONTAINS ADDED FLAVOURS (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES - VANILLA, BUTTER).

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.

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 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 597th. 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 8901719135217, last edited 27 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.