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Is Aldi fajita dinner kit ultra-processed?

500 g Meal kits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi fajita dinner kit

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 62 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed meal kits

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

wheat flour tortillas 64% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Humectant (Glycerol), Wheat Gluten, Raising Agents (Diphosphates), Sodium Carbonates, Wheat Flour, Acid (Malic Acid), Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Stabiliser (Carboxy Methyl Cellulose)), tomato salsa 30% (tomato 45%, Water, Green Peppers, crushed tomatoes 10%, Onion, Dried Onion, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Modified Maize Starch, Tomato Paste, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Acid (Malic Acid), Garlic Powder, Cumin), smoke flavour barbecue fajita seasoning mix 6% (Sugar, Salt, Onion Powder, Hydrolysed Maize Protein, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Acetates), Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Smoke Flavouring, Anti-caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide), Black Pepper, Caramelised Sugar, Flavouring, Red Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger Powder), including cereals containing gluten

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E282 Calcium propionate , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E551 Silicon dioxide

As written on the pack

WHEAT FLOUR TORTILLAS (64%) [Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Humectant: Glycerol; Wheat Gluten, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Wheat Flour, Acid: Malic Acid; Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Preservative: Calcium Propionate; Stabiliser: Carboxy Methyl Cellulose], TOMATO SALSA (30%) [DICED TOMATO (45%), Water, Green Peppers, CRUSHED TOMATOES (10%), Onion, Dried Onion, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Modified Maize Starch, Tomato Paste, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Acid: Malic Acid; Garlic Powder, Ground Cumin], SMOKE FLAVOUR BARBECUE FAJITA SEASONING MIX (6%) [Sugar, Salt, Onion Powder, Hydrolysed Maize Protein, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Acetates, Citric Acid; Garlic Powder, Smoke Flavouring, Anti-caking Agent: Silicon Dioxide; Black Pepper, Caramelised Sugar, Flavouring, Red Pepper Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Ginger Powder]. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain peanuts, nuts and sesame.

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
7 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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Meal kits Products in the category "Meal kits" are at least group 3.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 meal kits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 75% of the meal kits 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 20 meal kits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600209029, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.