Is Jamie Oliver Indian spiced veg quinoa and rice ultra-processed?

Plant-based meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

27 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed plant-based 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 Basmati Rice 37% (Water, Basmati Rice), Peas 12%, Spinach 12%, Quinoa 11% (Water, White Quinoa), Tomatoes, Herbs and Spices (Spring Onion, Curry 1.5%, Ginger 1%, Coriander 0.8%, Pepper), Mushrooms, Rapeseed Oil, Olive Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Concentrated Lemon Juice, crustaceans, fish, milk, gluten (ultra-processing marker), mustard, nuts, and soya

As written on the pack

Cooked Wholegrain Basmati Rice (37%) (Water, Wholegrain Basmati Rice), Peas (12%), Spinach (12%), Cooked Quinoa (11%) (Water, White Quinoa), Tomatoes, Herbs and Spices (Spring Onion, Curry Powder (1.5%), Ginger (1%), Coriander (0.8%), Pepper), Mushrooms, Rapeseed Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice. ALLERGY ADVICE: Packed in a factory that handles celery, crustaceans, fish, milk, gluten, mustard, nuts, and soya. Made in France.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

3 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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 65 plant-based meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 37th. 49% of the plant-based 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 65 plant-based meals, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030101029599, last edited 26 May 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.