Is St. Pierre 4 Brioche Burger Buns ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed hamburger buns
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Wheat Flour, Egg, Water, Sugar (processing marker), Yeast, Invert Sugar (ultra-processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Concentrated Butter, Malted Rye Flour, Milk Proteins (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker)), Milk, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Deactivated Yeast, Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Beta Carotene (ultra-processing marker)), including cereals containing gluten, DRIC BURGER B1263801 NUTRITION Typical Values Energy PRE-S Fibre Protein Salt Fat 7.8
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Wheat Flour, Egg, Water, Sugar, Yeast, Invert Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Gluten, Concentrated Butter (Milk), Malted Rye Flour, Milk Proteins, Salt, Emulsifier (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Dried Milk, Flavouring, Deactivated Yeast, Colour (Beta Carotene). ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also may contain Sesame Seeds. SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS. DRIC BURGER B1263801 NUTRITION Typical Values Energy PRE-S Fibre Protein Salt Fat 7.8
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
3 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.
Among 55 hamburger buns
From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 96% of the hamburger buns here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5027952015727, last edited 29 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.