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Is Aldi Spicy smashed avocado ultra-processed?

150 g Avocados Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Aldi Spicy smashed avocado

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed avocados

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

hass avocado 95%, Salt, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Citrates, Onion Powder, Sugar, Jalapeño Chillies, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Flavouring, Coriander

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates

As written on the pack

HASS AVOCADO (95%), Salt, Antioxidants: Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Citrates; Onion Powder, Sugar, Dried Jalapeño Chillies, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Flavouring, Dried Coriander. DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegetarians.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 31 avocados

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 6% of the avocados 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 31 avocados, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600499000, 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.