Is Tesco Yogurt Coated Rice Cakes ultra-processed?

Puffed rice cakes 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:

Whey

11 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed puffed rice cakes

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

Yogurt Coating 58% (Sugar (processing marker), Palm Kernel Oil, Yogurt Powder, Whey Powder (ultra-processing marker), Palm Oil, sheal Emulsifier, Sunflower Lecithins Flavouring), Brown Rice, V NUTRITION As sold Typical values Per One rice 100g cake, 刀 % RI⭑ olo 1983kJ 357kJ Energy

As written on the pack

Yogurt Coating (58%) [Sugar. Palm Kernel Oil. Yogurt Powder (Milk), Whey Powder (Milk), Palm Oil, sheal Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithins Flavouring], Brown Rice. Allergy Advice For allergens, see ingredients in bold. V Suitable for vegetarians NUTRITION As sold Typical values Per One rice 100g cake (18g) 刀 % RI⭑ olo 1983kJ 357kJ Energy

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 142 puffed rice cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 60th. 63% of the puffed rice cakes 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 142 puffed rice cakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059512737190, last edited 20 April 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.