Is The Drinks Bakery Parmesan, Toasted Pine Nuts & Basil ultra-processed?

72g Biscuits 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:

E160a Carotene

16 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed biscuits

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 (Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Parmigiano 24%, Butter (processing marker), Rice Flour, Pine Nuts 5%, Mature Cheddar (processing marker) (Milk, Beta Carotene (ultra-processing marker)), Basil 2%, Egg White, Mustard Powder, Salt (processing marker)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Parmigiano 24% (Milk), Butter (Milk), Rice Flour, Pine Nuts 5%, Mature Cheddar [Milk, Colour: Beta Carotene], Basil 2%, Glaze [Contains: Milk], Egg White, Mustard Powder, Salt.

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.

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.

Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 340th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060655530692, last edited 26 September 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.