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Is Cafe Asia vegetable spring rolls ultra-processed?

1400g (35 pieces) Prepared vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Spain

Pack of Cafe Asia vegetable spring rolls

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed prepared vegetables

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

Pastry (Wheat flour), Water, Cabbage 26%, Beansprouts 10%, Wood Ear mushrooms, Vermicelli noodles, Carrots, Green peppers, Spring Onions, Shitake mushrooms, Soy Sauce (water, soya beans, wheat, salt), Celery, Cornflour, Sesame oil, Salt, Sugar, Soya Oil, Potato starch, Citric acid, Spices, flavours, preservatives, allergy information (seeds)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Pastry: (Wheat flour, contains Gluten, Water). Cabbage (26%), Beansprouts (10%), Wood Ear mushrooms, Vermicelli noodles, Carrots, Green peppers, Spring Onions, Shitake mushrooms, Soy Sauce (water, soya beans, wheat, salt), Celery extract, Cornflour, Sesame oil, Salt, Sugar, Soya Oil, Potato starch, Citric acid, Spices. NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, FLAVOURS OR PRESERVATIVES. ALLERGY INFORMATION: For allergens see ingredients in bold. May contain traces of nuts and/or seeds.

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.
7 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 273 prepared vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 164th. 58% of the prepared vegetables 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 273 prepared vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5015819200102, last edited 9 June 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.