Custard Filling, Custard

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Custard Filling, Custard scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Custard Filling 25% (Sugar, Water, Glucose Syrup, Palm Vegetable Fat, Sweetened Eggs Yolk (Barn Eggs)6% (Egg Yolk 50%, Sugar 50%), Powdered Skimmed Milk, Artificial Flavours, Gelling Agent: Pectin, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate, Salt)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Emulsifiers (E471, E481); Salt): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Custard Filling, Custard's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Vegetable Fats And Oils (Palm, Sunflower), Water, Salt, Artificial Flavours, Acidity Corrector: Citric Acid).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Inverted Sugar Syrup.Eggs (Barn Eggs)2%.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Natural Yeast (Wheat Flour, Water).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.