Is Ben's Original Golden Vegetable ultra-processed?

220 g Vegetables from Spain Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetables from Spain

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

parboiled long grain rice 83%, red pepper 4.7%, carrot 3.9%, sweetcorn 3.1%, peas 1.9%, sunflower oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), yeast extract, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), onion powder, spices, citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Steamed parboiled long grain rice (83%), red pepper (4.7%), carrot (3.9%), sweetcorn (3.1%), peas (1.9%), sunflower oil, salt, yeast extract, natural flavouring, onion powder, spices, acid (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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
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 37 vegetables from Spain

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 49% of the vegetables from Spain 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 37 vegetables from Spain, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010034013995, last edited 23 August 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.