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Is Albert Bartlett Mashed Potato ultra-processed?

Mashed potatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Albert Bartlett Mashed Potato

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 8 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed mashed potatoes

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

Potato 90%, Single Cream, Salted Butter 3.5% (Butter, Salt), Cracked Black Pepper, White Pepper, Sea Salt

As written on the pack

Potato (90%), Single Cream (Milk) (6%), Salted Butter (3.5%) (Butter (Milk), Salt), Cracked Black Pepper, Ground White Pepper, Sea Salt. ALLERGEN ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in BOLD. Gluten Free. Suitable for Vegetarians.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 41 mashed potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 63% of the mashed potatoes 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 41 mashed potatoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060110485222, last edited 15 July 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.