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Is FIT & PREPD Naked Pulled Pork Burrito ultra-processed?

450g Microwave meals Sold in the United States

Pack of FIT & PREPD Naked Pulled Pork Burrito

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed microwave meals

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

Cooked Rice 30% (Water, Basmati Rice), Pork 15%, Tomatoes 14%, Passata, Black Turtle Beans 6%, Red Pepper 6%, Water, Sweetcorn 4%, Onion, Mature Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk), Brown Sugar, Garlic Purée, Coriander Cider Vinegar, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Cane Molasses, Cumin, Coriander, Thickener (Pectin), Spirit Vinegar Smoked Water, Smoked Paprika, Sugar, Oregano, Lime, Red Chilli, Tomato Paste, Spice, Herb Extracts, Smoked Salt, Cracked Black Pepper, Potato Starch, Ancho Chilli Powder, Thyme, Chipotle Chilli, Black Pepper

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Cooked Rice (30%) (Water, Basmati Rice), Pork (15%), Tomatoes (14%), Passata, Black Turtle Beans (6%), Red Pepper (6%), Water, Sweetcorn (4%), Onion, Mature Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk) (2%), Brown Sugar, Garlic Purée, Coriander Cider Vinegar, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Cane Molasses, Cumin, Coriander Powder, Thickener: Pectin; Spirit Vinegar Smoked Water, Smoked Paprika, Sugar, Oregano, Lime Concentrate, Red Chilli Powder, Tomato Paste, Spice & Herb Extracts (Contains Celery), Smoked Salt, Cracked Black Pepper, Potato Starch, Ancho Chilli Powder, Thyme, Chipotle Chilli Flakes, 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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 175th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5024593000044, last edited 27 June 2023), 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.