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Is Belazu Smoked chilli harissa ultra-processed?

170g Harissa sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Belazu Smoked chilli harissa

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed harissa sauces

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

paprika 28%, cayenne peppers 28%, vegetable oils (sunflower oil, rapeseed oil in varying proportions), onions, balsamic vinegar of modena (wine vinegar, cooked grape must), chipotle peppers 7%, garlic, cane molasses, sugar cane, salt, red peppers, chilli rose flavouring, paprika extract, lemon juice, mixed spices, citric acid

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

REHYDRATED PAPRIKA AND CAYENNE PEPPERS (28%), VEGETABLE OILS (SUNFLOWER OIL AND RAPESEED OIL IN VARYING PROPORTIONS), ONIONS, BALSAMIC VINEGAR OF MODENA (WINE VINEGAR, COOKED GRAPE MUST), CHIPOTLE PEPPERS (7%) GARLIC, CANE MOLASSES, SUGAR CANE, SALT, RED PEPPERS, CHILLI ROSE FLAVOURING, NATURAL COLOUR: PAPRIKA EXTRACT, LEMON JUICE, MIXED DRIED SPICES, ACIDITY REGULATOR: CITRIC ACID.

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.

3 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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 harissa sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 65% of the harissa sauces 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 17 harissa sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030343834708, last edited 25 September 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.