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Is Belazu Roasted pepper tapenade ultra-processed?

165 g Tapenades Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Pack of Belazu Roasted pepper tapenade

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed condiments

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

Spanish Grilled Red Peppers 61%, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil in Varying Proportions), Tomato Paste 9%, Aubergines 5%, Salt, Garlic Puree, Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar), Dried Onions, Peppers, Mixed Spices, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Spanish Grilled Red Peppers (61%), Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil and Rapeseed Oil in Varying Proportions), Tomato Paste (9%), Roasted Aubergines (5%), Salt, Garlic Puree, Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar), Dried Onions, Dried Peppers, Dried Mixed Spices, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 tapenades

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 22% of the tapenades 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 9 tapenades, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030343834944, last edited 1 July 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.