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Is Vatan Engros Ulker Halley Biscuit 10pk ultra-processed?

10 x 30g Filled biscuits Sold in the United States, Sweden and 2 more countries

Pack of Vatan Engros Ulker Halley Biscuit 10pk

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed filled 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

Sugar, wheat flour, invert sugar syrup, water, palm oil, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates, diphosphates, sorbitols, beef gelatine, soy lecithins, ammonium phosphatides, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, salt, flavourings, citric acid, sodium metabisulphite, egg, hazelnuts

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E322 Lecithins , E330 Citric acid , E420 Sorbitol , E428 Gelatine , E442 Ammonium phosphatides , E450 Diphosphates , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

Sugar, wheat flour, invert sugar syrup, water, palm oil, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, raising agents (ammonium carbonates, sodium carbonates, diphosphates), humectant (sorbitols), beef gelatine, emulsifiers (soy lecithins, ammonium phosphatides, polyglycerol polyricinoleate), salt, flavourings (contain milk), acidity regulator (citric acid), flour treatment agent (sodium metabisulphite), egg, hazelnuts.

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.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E442 Ammonium phosphatides 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.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
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  • 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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 99 filled biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 77th. 96% of the filled 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 99 filled biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8690504039556, last edited 7 August 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.