Is Warburtons Gluten free crumpet ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Rice Flour, Maize Starch (processing marker), Raising Agents (Ascorbic Acid), e500, e501, e450 (ultra-processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Whole Egg Powder, Egg White Powder, Preservatives (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Potassium Sorbate (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker)), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E282 Calcium propionate , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E501 Potassium carbonates
As written on the pack
Water, Rice Flour, Maize Starch, Raising Agents: Ascorbic Acid, E500, E501, E450; Potato Starch, Whole Egg Powder, Egg White Powder, Preservatives: Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate; Salt, Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum: Natural Flavouring.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 2,390 breads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1724th. 71% of the breads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010044010038, last edited 10 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.