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Is Tesco Free from angel slices ultra-processed?

one slice= 41g, 5 slices in 1 box Bread rolls Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Free from angel slices

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 13 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed bread rolls

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

Icing Sugar, Sugar, Egg, Rice Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Glycerol, Tapioca Starch, Glucose Syrup, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Invert Sugar Syrup, Coconut Oil, Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Lecithins, Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Flavouring, Sweet Potato, Broad Bean Flour, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Lutein, Beetroot Juice, Citric Acid

Additives: E161b Lutein , E202 Potassium sorbate , E322 Lecithins , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Icing Sugar, Sugar, Pasteurised Egg. Rice Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Tapioca Starch, Glucose Syrup, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Invert Sugar Syrup, Coconut Oil, Emulsifiers (Sodium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Lecithins), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Flavouring, Sweet Potato Concentrate, Broad Bean Flour, Thickener (Xanthan Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Colour (Lutein), Concentrated Beetroot Juice, Acidity Regulator (Citric 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.

  • E161b Lutein 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.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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  • E475 Polyglycerol esters 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.
  • E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate 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.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
5 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 63 bread rolls

From least to most processed, this one ranks 61st. 79% of the bread rolls 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 63 bread rolls, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697689987, last edited 31 August 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.