Is Cypressa Stuffed vine leaves ultra-processed?

Sold in the United Kingdom and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cooked Rice (Water, Rice), Water, Vine Leaves 15%, Onions, Soya Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Herbs ALL TYPICAL VALUES Energy 678 of which satura (Spearmint, Dill), Black Pepper, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Cooked Rice (Water, Rice) (45%), Water, Vine Leaves (15%), Onions, Soya Oil (Soya), Salt, Herbs ALL TYPICAL VALUES Energy 678 of which satura (Spearmint, Dill), Black Pepper, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

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

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000362112903, last edited 24 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.