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Is Aldi Per rosti (140g) 1378kJ/330kcal 13.39 18.7g Fat 3. ultra-processed?

Rostis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Per rosti (140g) 1378kJ/330kcal 13.39 18.7g Fat 3.

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed rostis

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 28%, sweet potato 16%, Fully Refined Soybean Oil, butternut squash 11%, Wheat Flour, Red Onions, Red Peppers, Spinach, Coconut Milk, Maize Starch, Wheat Starch, Basil Leaf, Cornflour, Water, Coconut Oil, Melon Seeds, Tapioca Starch, Yeast Extract, Salt, Yeast Nutrient, Desiccated Coconut, Colours (Paprika Extract), Carotenes, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Black Pepper, Dried Basil, Garlic, Maltodextrin, Onion, Oregano, Red Pepper, Sugar, Dried Sweet Basil, Tomato, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates), Sodium Phosphates, Rice Vinegar, Brown Cane Sugar, Thickener (Agar), Galangal, Red Chilli, Flavouring

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E339 Sodium phosphates , E406 Agar , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

POTATO (28%), SWEET POTATO (16%), Fully Refined Soybean Oil, BUTTERNUT SQUASH (11%), Wheat Flour, Red Onions, Red Peppers, Spinach Leaf, Coconut Milk, Maize Starch, Wheat Starch, Basil Leaf, Cornflour, Water, Coconut Oil, Ground Melon Seeds, Tapioca Starch, Yeast Extract, Salt, Yeast Nutrient, Desiccated Coconut, Colours: Paprika Extract, Carotenes; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Black Pepper, Dried Basil, Garlic Powder, Maltodextrin, Onion Powder, Ground Oregano, Red Pepper Powder, Sugar, Dried Sweet Basil, Tomato Powder, Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonates, Sodium Phosphates; Rice Vinegar, Brown Cane Sugar, Thickener: Agar, Galangal, Red Chilli, Flavouring. ALLERGY ADVICE:

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E406 Agar 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
4 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.

  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 rostis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 67% of the rostis 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 9 rostis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061461758936, last edited 28 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.