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Is Coop Co-op Irresistable Hand Finished Mezze Salad ultra-processed?

270 g Prepared salads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Coop Co-op Irresistable Hand Finished Mezze Salad

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:

  • 85 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Spicy Chick Peas 41%, Cauliflower 41% (Spiced Chargrilled Chick Peas (Chick Peas, Rapeseed Oil, Cumin, Coriander, Turmeric, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper), Cauliflower, Cranberries (Sugar, Cranberries, Sunflower Oil), Pumpkin Seeds, Coriander, Concentrated Lemon Juice), Olive Fritter 15% (Sweet Potato, Red Onion, Chick Peas, Yellow Split Peas, Black Olives (Black Olives, Salt), Oregano, Parsley, Salt, Garlic, White Pepper), Tahini Dressing 15% (Water, Tahini Sesame Seed Paste, Lemon Juice, Maple Syrup, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Salt, Lemon Zest, Tapioca Starch), Beetroot 13%, Beetroot, Cannellini Beans, Oat, Coconut, Rice Dairy Free Yogurt (Oat, Rice Base (Water, Oat Flour, Rice Flour), Coconut Cream, Cornflour, Sugar, Coconut Oil, Water, Tricalcium phosphate, Stabilisers (Pectin, Agar), Salt, lactobacillus bulgaricus, streptococcus thermophilus, vitamins, vitamin D2, Vitamin B12, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Sugar, Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Cornflour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Mint, Salt, Garlic Purée), Mixed Leaves 9%, Red Peppers 7% (Red Pepper, Rapeseed Oil)

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341iii Tricalcium phosphate , E406 Agar , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Spicy Chick Peas and Cauliflower (41%) (Spiced Chargrilled Chick Peas (Chick Peas, Rapeseed Oil, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Ground Turmeric, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper), Cauliflower, Dried Cranberries (Sugar, Cranberries, Sunflower Oil), Pumpkin Seeds, Coriander, Concentrated Lemon Juice), Olive Fritter (15% ) (Sweet Potato, Red Onion, Chick Peas, Yellow Split Peas, Black Olives (Black Olives, Salt), Oregano, Parsley, Salt, Garlic Powder, White Pepper), Tahini Dressing (15%) (Water, Tahini Sesame Seed Paste, Lemon Juice, Maple Syrup, Rapeseed Oil, Roasted Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Salt, Lemon Zest, Tapioca Starch), Beetroot Purée (13%) (Beetroot, Cannellini Beans, Vegan Oat, Coconut & Rice Dairy Free Yogurt (Oat & Rice Base (Water, Oat Flour, Rice Flour), Coconut Cream, Cornflour, Sugar, Coconut Oil, Water, Tricalcium phosphate, Stabilisers (Pectin, Agar), Salt, L. Bulgaricus, S. Thermophilus, Vitamin D2, Vitamin B12), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Sugar, Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Grape Must Concentrate), Cornflour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Mint, Salt, Garlic Purée), Mixed Leaves (9%), Chargrilled Red Peppers (7%) (Red Pepper, Rapeseed Oil).

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.

  • E406 Agar A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
6 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.
  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • 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 224 prepared salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 148th. 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 5000129319385, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.