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Is Asda Spicy Mexican Style Salad Bowl ultra-processed?

Lettuces Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 50 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed lettuces

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

Chickpeas 16%, Bulgur Wheat 14%, Green Lentils 13%, Mixed Leaves in varying proportions (Green Multileaf Lettuce, Red Multileaf Lettuce), Carrots, Water, Sweetcorn, Red Peppers, Cucumber, Tomato Purée, Black Soya Beans 2% (Black Soya Beans, Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Spices, Sugar, Coriander Leaf, Lime Juice, Onion, Garlic Purée, Red Chillies, Cornflour, Salt, Spirit Vinegar, White Wine Vinegar, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), including cereals containing gluten, flavours, hydrogenated fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Reducing the consumption of saturated fat contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels, It is important to eat a varied and balanced diet as part of a healthy lifestyle, For help with making the healthiest choices, visit asda.com, livebetter Not 100% happy? We'll replace and refund it, Return to one of our stores, Or, call us on (0800 952 0101 Visit our website), ASDA.com RECYCLING CLEAN E Er Fa of Car of w Fibr Prot Salt TRI= STO Keep r opene consum not exc Packed ASDA, Le ASDA, Ar C TRAY FILM and SACHET Do Not Recycle Recycle 280ge 83967, 4, 105976 5 063089

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Chickpeas (16%), Bulgur Wheat (14%), Green Lentils (13%), Mixed Leaves in varying proportions [Green Multileaf Lettuce, Red Multileaf Lettuce], Carrots, Water, Sweetcorn, Red Peppers, Cucumber, Tomato Purée, Salted Black Soya Beans (2%) [Black Soya Beans, Salt], Rapeseed Oil, Spices, Sugar, Coriander Leaf, Lime Juice, Onion Purée, Garlic Purée, Red Chillies, Cornflour, Salt, Spirit Vinegar, White Wine Vinegar, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, FLAVOURS OR HYDROGENATED FAT. Low in Saturated Fat. Reducing the consumption of saturated fat contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. It is important to eat a varied and balanced diet as part of a healthy lifestyle. For help with making the healthiest choices, visit asda.com/livebetter Not 100% happy? We'll replace & refund it. Return to one of our stores. Or, call us on: 0800 952 0101 Visit our website: ASDA.com RECYCLING CLEAN E Er Fa of Car of w Fibr Prot Salt TRI= STO Keep r opene consum not exc Packed ASDA, Le ASDA, Ar C TRAY FILM & SACHET Vegan Do Not Recycle Recycle 280ge 83967/4/105976 5 063089

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
4 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 lettuces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 41% of the lettuces 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 22 lettuces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063089402665, 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.
  • 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.