Is Capsicana Smoky Chipotle Chilli Con Carne Sauce Kit ultra-processed?

Chili con carne 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:

Modified starch

34 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed chili con carne

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

Water, Crushed Tomato 23%, Tomato, Tomato Juice, Sugar (processing marker), Calcium Chloride, Acetic Acid, Salt (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Tomato Paste 7.5%, Spices 5.5% (Cumin, Paprika, Smoked Paprika, Ancho Chilli, Black Pepper), Sugar (processing marker), Dried Onion, Salt (processing marker), Acidity Regulators (Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid), Modified Tapioca Starch (ultra-processing marker), Garlic Purée, Chipotle Chilli, Herbs (Oregano, Bay Leaf), Corn Starch (processing marker), Garlic Powder, Cocoa Powder, Dried Garlic, Red Chilli

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, Crushed Tomato (23%) [Tomato, Tomato Juice, Sugar, Calcium Chloride, Acetic Acid, Salt), Sunflower Oil, Tomato Paste (7.5%), Ground Spices (5.5%) (Cumin, Paprika, Smoked Paprika, Ancho Chilli, Black Pepper), Sugar, Dried Onion, Salt, Acidity Regulators (Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid), Modified Tapioca Starch, Garlic Purée, Dried Chipotle Chilli, Dried Herbs (Oregano, Bay Leaf), Corn Starch, Garlic Powder, Cocoa Powder, Dried Garlic, Dried Crushed Red Chilli.

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.

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.

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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 chili con carne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 69% of the chili con carne 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 16 chili con carne, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060230051727, last edited 25 July 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.