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Is Harissa paste ASDA ultra-processed?

Harissa sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed harissa sauces

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

Red Pepper 62%, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Red Peppers 4%, Red Chi Purée 3%, Garlic Purée, Chilli 2%, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Smoked Paprika, Rose Petals, Colour (Paprika Extract), Chipotle Chilli, Coriander, Cumin, Caraway, Cloves

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Red Pepper Purée (62%), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Red Peppers (4%), Red Chi Purée (3%), Garlic Purée, Chilli Flakes (2%), Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Smoked Paprika, Rose Petals, Colour (Paprika Extract), Chipotle Chilli powder, Coriander, Cumin, Caraway, Cloves.

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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 harissa sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 65% of the harissa sauces 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 17 harissa sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781312536, last edited 17 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.