Is Ainsley harriott spice sensation couscous ultra-processed?

100 g Vegetables from Spain Sold in the United Kingdom, Australia and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Maltodextrin
E551 Silicon dioxide

26 ingredients
1 additive

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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

Couscous (wheat), Minced Onien, Carrots 2%, Salt (processing marker), Tomato, Sunflower Seeds, Yeast Extract, Rapeseed Oil, Carrot Powder, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Garlie Powder, Coriander, Onien Pewder, Parsley, Cumin, Ceriander Leaf Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper, Chilli, Anti=caking Agent (processing marker) (e551 (ultra-processing marker)), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Cinnamen, Eleves, Fenugreek, oreals containjng gluteA Alease

Additives: E551 Silicon dioxide

As written on the pack

Couscous (WHEAT) (85%), Minced Onien, Carrots (2%), Salt, Tomato Flake, Sunflower Seeds, Yeast Extract, Rapeseed Oil, Carrot Powder, Maltodextrin, Garlie Powder, Ground Coriander, Onien Pewder, Parsley, Ground Cumin, Ceriander Leaf Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper, Chilli Powder, Anti=caking Agent: E551, Flavouring, Cinnamen, Eleves, Fenugreek. oreals containjng gluteA Alease

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.

E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
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.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

3 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.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 vegetables from Spain

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 49% of the vegetables from Spain 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 37 vegetables from Spain, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5050665005945, last edited 5 April 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.