Is Promise Gluten Free Quinoa & Chia Loaf ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 15 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed muffins
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugar (processing marker), canola oil, liquid whole egg, corn starch (processing marker), water, rice flour, humectant (ultra-processing marker), glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), potato starch (processing marker), raising agents (sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker)), sodium bicarbonate, salt (processing marker), cornflour, lemon peel 0.22%, preservative (processing marker), thickeners (ultra-processing marker) (xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), locust bean gum (ultra-processing marker), lemon juice concentrate 0.2%, lemon oil 0.2%, whole egg powder, acidity regulators (citric acid), sodium citrate, acetic acid, vanilla essence, gelling agent (ultra-processing marker), natural colours (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes), curcumin (ultra-processing marker), anthocyanin (ultra-processing marker), lemon puree 0.03%, natural flavoring (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E163 Anthocyanins , E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Sugar, canola oil, liquid whole egg, corn starch, water, rice flour, humectant: (glycerol), glucose syrup, potato starch, raising agents: (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), salt, cornflour, lemon peel (0.22%), preservative: (potassium sorbate), thickeners: (xanthan gum, guar gum, locust bean gum), lemon juice concentrate (0.2%), lemon oil (0.2%), whole egg powder, acidity regulators: (citric acid, sodium citrate, acetic acid), vanilla essence, gelling agent: (pectin), natural colours: (carotenes, curcumin, anthocyanin), lemon puree (0.03%), natural flavoring.
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.
- E100 Curcumin 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.
- E163 Anthocyanins 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.
- E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
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- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
6 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 49 muffins
From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 90% of the muffins here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0813002020347, last edited 19 June 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.