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Is Aldi Protein Cajun beef ultra-processed?

385g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Protein Cajun beef

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:

  • 62 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

minced beef 15%, Water, black turtle beans 9%, mung beans 9%, Tomato, red kidney beans 6%, red quinoa 6%, Red Pepper, Sweet Potatoes, brown basmati rice 5%, Kale, Spring Greens, Green Bell Pepper, Red Bell Pepper, Sweetcorn, Onion, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Flat Leaf Parsley, cajun mixed spice 0.5% (Salt, Sugar, Garlic, Paprika, Ground Ginger, Cumin, Chilli, Mustard Seeds, Black Pepper, Pimentos, Coriander, White Pepper, Rubbed Parsley, Rubbed Oregano, Rubbed Thyme, Fennel, Marjoram), Cornflour, Red Chilli, Coriander Leaf, Smoked Paprika, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Coriander, Cumin, Salt, Chilli, Chipotle Chilli, Mushroom, Spirit Vinegar, Cane Molasses, Onion, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Tamarind Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Salt, Cloves, Ginger, Acid (Acetic Acid)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

COOKED MINCED BEEF (15%), Water, BLACK TURTLE BEANS (9%), MUNG BEANS (9%), Tomato, RED KIDNEY BEANS (6%), RED QUINOA (6%), Diced Red Pepper, Sweet Potatoes, BROWN BASMATI RICE (5%), Kale, Spring Greens, Green Bell Pepper, Red Bell Pepper, Sweetcorn, Onion, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Flat Leaf Parsley, CAJUN MIXED SPICE (0.5%) (Salt, Sugar, Garlic Granules, Ground Paprika, Ground Ginger, Ground Cumin, Chilli Powder, Crushed Mustard Seeds, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Pimentos, Ground Coriander, Ground White Pepper, Rubbed Parsley, Rubbed Oregano, Rubbed Thyme, Ground Fennel, Marjoram), Cornflour, Red Chilli, Coriander Leaf, Smoked Paprika Powder, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Coriander Powder, Ground Roasted Cumin, Salt, Chilli Powder, Chipotle Chilli, Mushroom Concentrate, Spirit Vinegar, Cane Molasses, Onion Purée, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Tamarind Paste, Rapeseed Oil, Concentrated Onion Juice, Salt, Ground Cloves, Ginger Purée, Acid: Acetic 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 4061461415372, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.