Is Asda Creamy Coleslaw ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed coleslaw
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
cabbage 44%, mayonnaise (processing marker) 35% (rapeseed oil, water, whole egg, sugar (processing marker), white wine vinegar, spirit vinegar, salt (processing marker), stabilisers (guar gum (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)), mustard), carrots 13%, water, double cream, onions 1%, white wine vinegar, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), preservative (processing marker) (potassium sorbate (processing marker)), colour (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), flavours (ultra-processing marker), hydrogenated fat (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
cabbage (44%), mayonnaise (35%) [rapeseed oil, water, pasteurised whole egg, sugar, white wine vinegar, spirit vinegar, salt, stabilisers (guar gum, xanthan gum), mustard powder], carrots (13%), water, double cream (milk) (2%), onions (1%), white wine vinegar, sugar, salt, preservative (potassium sorbate), colour (carotenes), flavouring. allergy advice! for allergens, see ingredients in bold. may also contain traces of nuts and peanuts. no artificial colours, flavours or hydrogenated fat.
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- 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.
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.
- Hydrogenated fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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.
- 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 40 coleslaw
From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 90% of the coleslaw here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781441557, 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.