Is Warburtons Pancakes ultra-processed?

6 pancakes Pancakes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Invert sugar
E450 Diphosphates
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

21 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed pancakes

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

Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Sugar (processing marker), Vegetable Oils (processing marker) (Sunflower Vegetable Oils, Rapeseed Vegetable Oils), Skimmed Milk, Soya Flour, Free Range Whole Egg, e450 (ultra-processing marker), e500, Golden Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), e202 (processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (B3) and Thiamin (B1)), Water, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower and Rapeseed in varying proportions), Dried Skimmed Milk Powder, Soya Flour, Dried Free Range Whole Egg, Raising Agents: E450, E500; Golden Syrup, Salt, Preservative: E202; Emulsifier: E471.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 pancakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 85% of the pancakes 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 55 pancakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010044002293, last edited 27 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.