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Is Ben's Original Korean BBQ Inspired Flavour ultra-processed?

220g Vegetables from Spain Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ben's Original Korean BBQ Inspired Flavour

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:

  • 37 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 89%, red pepper 3.3%, sugar, sunflower oil, dried garlic, spices, vinegar, barbecue seasoning (onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, salt, spices (paprika, chillies, cumin, pepper, coriander), maltodextrin, modified maize starch, smoke flavouring, yeast extract, plain caramel, oregano), onion powder, Ⓒ00 colour (plain caramel), toasted sesame oil, garlic powder, yeast extract, natural flavouring, salt, soya sauce (soya beans, wheat, salt), 1800 073 072 Proudly part of

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Steamed parboiled long grain rice (89%), red pepper (3.3%), sugar, sunflower oil, dried garlic, spices, vinegar, barbecue seasoning (onion powder, tomato powder, garlic powder, salt, spices (paprika, chillies, cumin, pepper, coriander), maltodextrin, modified maize starch, smoke flavouring, yeast extract, colour (plain caramel), oregano), roasted onion powder. Ⓒ00 colour (plain caramel), toasted sesame oil, garlic powder, yeast extract, natural flavouring, salt, soya sauce powder (soya beans, wheat, salt). 1800 073 072 Proudly part of

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 vegetables from Spain

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 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 5010034015630, last edited 4 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.