Is Coop Mild salsa ultra-processed?

300g Dips 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

18 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed dips

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

ime v ingredients tomato 57%, water, onion 10%, concentrated tomato purée 8%, green pepper 7%, spirit vinegar, modified maize starch (ultra-processing marker) (preservative (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), jalapeño pepper, lime juice (preservatives (processing marker) (sodium metabisulphite, potassium metabisulphite)), coriander, cumin, dried garlic, black pepper

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E224 Potassium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

ime v vegan ingredients tomato (57%), water, onion (10%), concentrated tomato purée (8%), green pepper (7%), spirit vinegar, modified maize starch (preservative (sulphur dioxide)), salt, jalapeño pepper, concentrated lime juice (preservatives (sodium metabisulphite, potassium metabisulphite)), coriander, ground cumin, dried garlic, black pepper.

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.

3 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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 326th. 43% of the dips 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 433 dips, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128898997, 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.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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