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Is Jam Shed Malbec ultra-processed?

750 ml Wines Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Jam Shed Malbec

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed wines

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

Grapes, concentrated grape must, acidity regulator (tartaric acid), stabilizing agents (potassium polyaspartate), gum arabic, yeast mannoproteins, metatartaric acid, preservatives, dimethyldicarbonate, potassium sorbate, Bottled in a protective atmosphere

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E334 L(+)-tartaric acid , E353 Metatartaric acid , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

Grapes, concentrated grape must, acidity regulator: tartaric acid; stabilizing agents: potassium polyaspartate, gum arabic, yeast mannoproteins, metatartaric acid; preservatives: sulphites, dimethyldicarbonate, potassium sorbate. Bottled in a protective atmosphere.

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.

  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
4 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Wines Products in the category "Wines" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 wines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 44% of the wines 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 18 wines, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010134918916, last edited 25 March 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.