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Is Iceland samosa ultra-processed?

240g Samosas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Iceland samosa

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed samosas

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

Wheat Flour, Potato 16%, Onion 12%, Green Pepper 11%, Cotton Seed Oil, Carrot 9%, Peas 3.5%, Water, Coriander Leaf, Tandoori Style Seasoning (Red Chilli, Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Ginger, Powder, Cumin Seed, Salt, Black Pepper, Clove, Cinnamon Powder, Cardamom, Dried Fenugreek Leaf, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Corn Starch), Garlic Paste, Salt, Sugar, Green Chilli Paste, Spices, Colour (Paprika Extract), White Vinegar, Dried Fenugreek Leaf

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Potato (16%), Onion (12%), Green Pepper (11%), Cotton Seed Oil, Carrot (9%), Peas (3.5%), Water, Coriander Leaf, Tandoori Style Seasoning (Red Chilli Powder, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Tomato Powder, Ginger. Powder, Ground Cumin Seed, Salt, Ground Black Pepper, Clove Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Cardamom Powder, Dried Fenugreek Leaf, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Corn Starch), Garlic Paste, Salt, Sugar, Green Chilli Paste, Spices, Colour: Paprika Extract; White Vinegar, Dried Fenugreek Leaf

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 samosas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 31% of the samosas 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 13 samosas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010482274955, last edited 21 February 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.