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Is Aldi Banana Ketchup ultra-processed?

250g Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Aldi Banana Ketchup

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

tomatoes 42%, banana 35%, Granulated Sugar, cider vinegar 7%, Beetroot Powder, Garlic, Sea Salt, Ginger Powder, Acid (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Onion, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

DICED TOMATOES (42%), BANANA (35%), Granulated Sugar, CIDER VINEGAR (7%), Beetroot Powder, Garlic Powder, Sea Salt, Ginger Powder, Acid: Ascorbic Acid; Ground Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060709282768, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.