Is The Bakery ASDA 6 Scotch Pancakes ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 34 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed pancakes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
pancake 346 82 fortified wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin (b3), thiamin (b1)), water, sugar (processing marker), whole egg, sunflower oil (processing marker), whey powder (ultra-processing marker), raising agents (diphosphates (ultra-processing marker), potassium carbonates), invert sugar syrup (ultra-processing marker) (golden syrup), skimmed milk powder (processing marker), salt (processing marker), preservative (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), acidity regulator (citric acid), ready to eat remove all turning onc 5.0g 0.7g 46g 17g 1.6g 6.3g 1.0g 1.6g 0.2g 15g 5.4g 70g 20g 260g 90g alternatively for 1-2 minu do not rehe we have gi guide oniy, carbohydrate of which sugars fibre 0.5g 2.0g 0.32g 50g 6g protein containing gluiten, separedients in bold, not suitable for sova of tye allergy suiterers, sait storage if recycling you are not 100% happy with your purchase neither are we, that's why we'll both replace and refund this item simply return to one of our stores, or, call us on (0800 952 0101 visit our website), asda.com
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates
As written on the pack
pancake 346 82 fortified wheat flour [wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin (b3), thiamin (b1)], water, sugar, pasteurised whole egg, sunflower oil, whey powder (milk), raising agents (diphosphates, potassium carbonates), invert sugar syrup (golden syrup) (2%), skimmed milk powder, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), acidity regulator (citric acid). ready to eat remove all turning onc 5.0g 0.7g 46g 17g 1.6g 6.3g 1.0g 1.6g 0.2g 15g 5.4g 70g 20g 260g 90g alternatively for 1-2 minu do not rehe we have gi guide oniy. carbohydrate of which sugars fibre 0.5g 2.0g 0.32g 50g 6g protein containing gluiten, separedients in bold. not suitable for sova of tye allergy suiterers. sait storage if recycling you are not 100% happy with your purchase neither are we - that's why we'll both replace & refund this item simply return to one of our stores. or, call us on: 0800 952 0101 visit our website: asda.com
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
- 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.
6 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 55 pancakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 85% of the pancakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5051413481783, last edited 27 March 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.