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Is Sainsbury's Bicarbonate of Soda ultra-processed?

180 g Food additives Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Bicarbonate of Soda

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 2 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Ingredients

Raising Agent (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate)

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Raising Agent: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate.

Among 135 food additives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 68% of the food additives 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 135 food additives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00185387, last edited 5 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.