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Is Essential Waitrose Apricot halves in fruit juice ultra-processed?

410 g Apricots Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Essential Waitrose Apricot halves in fruit juice

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 5 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Apricots, water, apple, pear, calcium chloride

Additives: E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Apricots, water, apple concentrate, pear concentrate, firming agent (calcium chloride)

Among 8 apricots

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 38% of the apricots 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 8 apricots, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169014998, last edited 22 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.