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Is Sainsbury's British self raising flour ultra-processed?

Flours Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's British self raising flour

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.

  • 3 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Ingredients

fortified British wheat flour, calcium phosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

fortified British wheat flour, calcium phosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate

Among 190 flours

From least to most processed, this one ranks 111th. 25% of the flours 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 190 flours, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00088879, 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.