Is Thomas Corn Muffins ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 29 ingredients
- 12 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), water, sugar (processing marker), cornmeal, eggs, soybean oil (processing marker), leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), salt (processing marker), natural and artificial flavor (ultra-processing marker), monoglycerides, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate (processing marker) (to preserve freshness), whey (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), phosphoric acid
Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E202 Potassium sorbate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E338 Phosphoric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Enriched wheat flour [flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], water, sugar, cornmeal, eggs, soybean oil, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), salt, natural & artificial flavor, monoglycerides, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), whey, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, phosphoric acid.
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.
- 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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 205 pastries
From least to most processed, this one ranks 116th. 87% of the pastries here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0048121117016, last edited 27 March 2022), 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.