Is Savour Bakes Thins Cheddar & Cracked Black Pepper Flatbreads ultra-processed?

125 g Crackers (Appetizers) Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier

20 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed crackers (Appetizers)

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), cheddar cheese (processing marker) 11% (cheddar cheese, potato starch (processing marker)), cheese powder (processing marker) (cheese, emulsifier (ultra-processing marker), sodium phosphates, milk), rye flour, rapeseed oil, black pepper, salt (processing marker), best before end (see base of pack)

Additives: E339 Sodium phosphates

As written on the pack

wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), cheddar cheese (11%) (cheddar cheese (milk), potato starch), cheese powder (cheese (milk), emulsifier, sodium phosphates, milk solids), rye flour, rapeseed oil, black pepper, salt, allergy advice: for allrgens, see ingredients in bold, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians, best before end: see base of pack,

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.

Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

4 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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)

From least to most processed, this one ranks 352nd. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) 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 715 crackers (Appetizers), least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600209906, last edited 17 May 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.