Is Trek Protein FlapJack-Biscoff ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 32 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed biscuits
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10 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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NOVA group
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Caramelised biscuit topping 25% (biscuits 14.5% (wheat flour, sugar (processing marker), vegetable oils (processing marker) (palm* vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), candy sugar (processing marker), raising agent (sodium hydrogen carbonate), soya flour, salt (processing marker), cinnamon), palm oil, sugar (processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (lecithin (ultra-processing marker))), oats 19%, rice syrup, soya protein crispies 16% (soya protein isolate, tapioca starch (processing marker), salt (processing marker)), vegetable oils (processing marker) (rapeseed vegetable oils, palm vegetable oils), soya flour, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), cinnamon (cassia)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Caramelised biscuit topping (25%) [caramelised biscuits (58%) (wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oils (palm*, rapeseed), candy sugar syrup, raising agent: sodium hydrogen carbonate, soya flour, salt, cinnamon), palm oil*, sugar, emulsifier: lecithin (soya)], oats (19%), rice syrup, soya protein crispies (16%) (soya protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt), vegetable oils (rapeseed, palm*), soya flour, sugar, salt, natural flavouring, cinnamon (cassia).
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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- 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.
Among 1,514 biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 709th. 83% of the biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060088700976, last edited 9 May 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.