Is Caser Crumble Salad Topper ultra-processed?

130g Prepared salads 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

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed prepared salads

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

fava bean 83%, Rapseed oil, Aleria Esculenta (winged kelp seaweed), rice flour, spirit vinegar, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), yeast extract powder, onion, black pepper, garlic, lemon juice, vitamin D enhanced mushroom powder

As written on the pack

Roasted fava bean 83%, Rapseed oil, Aleria Esculenta (winged kelp seaweed), rice flour, spirit vinegar powder, natural flavouring, salt, yeast extract powder, onion powder, black pepper, garlic powder, lemon juice powder, vitamin D enhanced mushroom powder

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.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 224 prepared salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 91st. 60% of the prepared salads 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 224 prepared salads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060087944715, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.