Is Sainsbury's Jam doughnuts ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- E163 Anthocyanins
- E440 Pectins
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 29 ingredients
- 11 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed doughnuts
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Raspberry 23%, Apple Jam 23% (Sugar Raspberry Purée, Apple Purée, Citric Acid, Trisodium Citrate, Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Anthocyanins (ultra-processing marker), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Ascorbic Acid), Water, Palm Oil, Sugar (processing marker), Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker), Calcium Phosphate, Potassium carbonate, Sodium Carbonate Salt, Wheat Protein, Ascorbic Acid
Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E331iii Trisodium citrate , E341 Calcium phosphates , E440 Pectins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Raspberry & Apple Jam (23%) (Sugar Raspberry Purée, Apple Purée, Acidity Regulators: Citric Acid, Trisodium Citrate; Gelling Agent: Pectin; Colour: Anthocyanins; Flavourings, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid), Water, Palm Oil, Sugar, Yeast, Rapeseed Oil, Emulsifiers: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Raising Agents: Calcium Phosphate, Potassium carbonate, Sodium Carbonate Salt, Wheat Protein, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid. Allergy advice
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.
- 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.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 14 doughnuts
From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 86% of the doughnuts here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01146356, last edited 29 September 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.