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Is Co-op Cook's Kitchen Gravy Granules ultra-processed?

Dehydrated sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Co-op Cook's Kitchen Gravy Granules

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed dehydrated sauces

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

Starch, palm oil, salt, wheat flour, wh carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin, colour, ammonia caramel protein, onion powder, flavouring emulsifier, lecithins, soy allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing p in bold nutrition typical values per 100ml per heaped, made up poon (made reference intake up to 75ml as average as directed directed), adult sening energy value 135 kj 102 kj 8400 kj 18 0

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E502 Carbonates

As written on the pack

Starch, palm oil, salt, wheat flour (wh carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin, colour (ammonia caramel protein, onion powder, flavouring emulsifier (lecithins (soy allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing p in bold nutrition typical values per 100ml per heaped (made up poon (made reference intake up to 75ml as average as directed directed) adult sening energy value 135 kj 102 kj 8400 kj 18 0

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 50 dehydrated sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 96% of the dehydrated sauces 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 50 dehydrated sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128312813, last edited 22 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.