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Is Asda Sliced Water Chestnuts ultra-processed?

225 g Canned vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Sliced Water Chestnuts

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 6 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Ingredients

Water Chestnuts, Water, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water Chestnuts, Water, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid).

Among 424 canned vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 137th. 25% of the canned vegetables 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 424 canned vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054070716496, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.