Is Aldi Squash ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 20 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed squash
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, fruit juices from concentrate (ultra-processing marker) 20%, apple 90%, blagncurrant, add (citric acid), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (sodium citrates), colour (ultra-processing marker) (anthocyanins (ultra-processing marker)), sweeteners (ultra-processing marker) (acesulfame k (ultra-processing marker)), sucralose (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), sodium metabisulphite, contains naturally occurring sugars, directions for use (shake well before use)
Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , E202 Potassium sorbate , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
water, fruit juices from concentrate (20% (apple (90%), blagncurrant (tc%)), add: citric acid, flavourings, acidity regulator: sodium citrates, colour: anthocyanins, sweeteners: acesulfame k, sucralose, preservatives: potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite, allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, no artificial colours or flavourings, *contains naturally occurring sugars, directions for use: shake well before use,
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.
- E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- 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.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.
- Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
2 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 20 squash
From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 65% of the squash here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600055626, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.