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Is Eatz Smokehouse BBQ ultra-processed?

120g Dried vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Eatz Smokehouse BBQ

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed dried vegetables

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

corn kernels 26%, green peas 26%, corn 19%, Sunflower Oil, Corn Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Flavourings, Yeast, Maltodextrin, Garlic Extract, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Tomato Powder, Oregano, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika, Yeast Extract Powder, Paprika Extract, Apple Cider Vinegar, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Chilli, Citric Acid

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

CORN KERNELS (26%), DRIED GREEN PEAS (26%), CORN (19%), Sunflower Oil, Corn Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Flavourings, Yeast, Maltodextrin, Garlic Extract, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Tomato Powder, Oregano, Paprika Powder, Smoked Paprika Powder, Yeast Extract Powder, Colour: Paprika Extract, Apple Cider Vinegar Powder, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Chilli Powder, Acid: Citric Acid.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • 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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
5 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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • 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 47 dried vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 47th. 9% of the dried vegetables 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 47 dried vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600206608, last edited 13 August 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.