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Is Ben’s Original egg fried rice ultra-processed?

250g Fried rice Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ben’s Original egg fried rice

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

parboiled long grain rice 86%, scrambled egg 7.2% (free-range egg, whole milk, water, rapeseed oil, cornflour, lemon juice concentrate, salt, spice), onion, toasted sesame oil 1%, onion, sunflower oil, salt, yeast extract, garlic, spices, dried garlic, herb (chives)

As written on the pack

steamed parboiled long grain rice (86%). scrambled egg (7.2%) (free-range egg, whole milk, water, rapeseed oil, cornflour, lemon juice concentrate, salt, spice), onion, toasted sesame oil (1.0%), onion powder, sunflower oil, salt, yeast extract, garlic powder, spices, dried garlic, herb (chives).

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 fried rice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 80% of the fried rice 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 10 fried rice, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010034011410, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.