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Is Twinnings Aunty's Delicious Sticky Toffee Steamed Puds 2 x ultra-processed?

2 x 95 g Desserts Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Twinnings Aunty's Delicious Sticky Toffee Steamed Puds 2 x

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 19 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

Invert Sugar Syrup, Wheat Flour, Water, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Rice Bran Oil, Dates 3%, Sorbitol, Glycerine, Skimmed Milk, Unsalted Butter, Molasses, Milk Proteins, Modified Maize Starch, Whole Egg, Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phosphate, Calcium Chloride, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Non Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavouring, Pectin, Salt, Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Alcohol, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Spices, Natural Caramel Colour, Peel off foil, B pudding for 30 seconds on high on 1100W oven, Adjust time to (own oven, Flip onto plate), squee remove pot and enjoy, steam (Pierce foil and steam 25 minutes, caution), REMOVE ALL THE FOIL LID BEFORE HEATING IN THE MICROWAVE IF ANY FOIL REMAINS DECANT INTO A PUDDING WILL BE HOT and STEAMY, may contain date pits, Suitable for 2 x 95g e

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E200 Sorbic acid , E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E339 Sodium phosphates , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E509 Calcium chloride

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel, E322 Lecithins.

As written on the pack

Invert Sugar Syrup, Wheat Flour, Water, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Rice Bran Oil, Dates (3%), Humectants (Sorbitol, Glycerine), Dried Skimmed Milk, Unsalted Butter, Molasses, Milk Proteins, Thickener (Modified Maize Starch), Dried Whole Egg, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phosphate), Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride), Emulsifiers (Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Non Soy Lecithin), Natural Flavouring, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Salt, Preservatives (Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Alcohol), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Spices, Natural Caramel Colour. No artificial colours & flavours. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allerger ingredients in bold. May conta MICROWAVE: Peel off foil. B pudding for 30 seconds on high on 1100W oven). Adjust time to: own oven. Flip onto plate, squee remove pot and enjoy. STEAM: Pierce foil and steam 25 minutes. CAUTION: REMOVE ALL THE FOIL LID BEFORE HEATING IN THE MICROWAVE IF ANY FOIL REMAINS DECANT INTO A PUDDING WILL BE HOT AND STEAMY. MAY CONTAIN DATE PITS. Suitable for 2 x 95g e

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • 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.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
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  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,246 desserts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2231st. 75% of the desserts 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9417986934556, last edited 21 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.