Is Pepperidge Farm Mini-craquelins ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 64 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed biscuits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
calcium 40 mg iron, fer 1.25 mg thiamine 0.2 mg riboflavin, riboflavine 0.175 mg niacin, niacine 1.5 mg folate 80 µg dfe, éfa pg copper, cuivre 0.06 mg 3% 7% 17% 13% 9% 20% 7% 11% manganese, manganèse 0.25 mg *5% and less is a little, and more is a lot *5% ou moins c'est peu 15%, ou plus c'est beaucoup ngredients 15% (enriched wheat flour, niacin), iron, thia, mine mononitrate, riboflavin (ultra-processing marker), folic acid, cheddar heese (milk, bacterial culture, salt (processing marker), enzymes, nnatto), vegetable oil (processing marker) (soybean, canola, unflower), salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), yeast, seasoning (contains aprika, celery, onion), autolyzed yeast extract, monoalcium phosphate, ammonium bicarbonate, baking da, grédients (farine de blé enrichie, niacine), fer, ononitrate de thiamine, riboflavine (ultra-processing marker), acide folique, heddar (lait, culture bactérienne, sel, enzymes, cou), huiles végétales (soya, canola et, ou tourne), sel, sucre, levure, assaisonnement (contient du prika, du céleri et de l'oignon), extrait de levure tolysée, phosphate monocalcique, bicarbonate mmonium, bicarbonate de soude
Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
calcium 40 mg iron / fer 1.25 mg thiamine 0.2 mg riboflavin / riboflavine 0.175 mg niacin / niacine 1.5 mg folate 80 µg dfe/éfa pg copper/cuivre 0.06 mg 3% 7% 17% 13% 9% 20% 7% 11% manganese/manganèse 0.25 mg *5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot *5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup ngredients: enriched wheat flour (niacin, iron, thia - mine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar heese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, enzymes, nnatto), vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or unflower), salt, sugar, yeast, seasoning (contains aprika, celery, onion), autolyzed yeast extract, mono - alcium phosphate, ammonium bicarbonate, baking da. grédients : farine de blé enrichie (niacine, fer, ononitrate de thiamine, riboflavine, acide folique), heddar (lait, culture bactérienne, sel, enzymes, cou), huiles végétales (soya, canola et/ou tourne - ), sel, sucre, levure, assaisonnement (contient du prika, du céleri et de l'oignon), extrait de levure tolysée, phosphate monocalcique, bicarbonate mmonium, bicarbonate de soude.
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.
- E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
5 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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 1,514 biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 371st. 83% of the biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014100206453, last edited 1 April 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.