Is 5000119090669 ultra-processed?

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It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Preservative
Salt
Sugar
E202 Potassium sorbate

9 ingredients
2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Beetroot, Water, Acid (Acetic Acid), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker))

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Beetroot, Water, Acid (Acetic Acid), Spirit Vinegar. Sugar, Salt, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000119090669, last edited 1 October 2025), 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.