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Is Jamie Oliver Mega Med Grains ultra-processed?

Seeds Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed seeds

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 Wheatberries 50% (Water, Wheat), Brown Long Grain Rice 11%, Water, Brown Rice, White Quinoa 9% (Water, White Quinoa), Red Quinoa 9% (Water, Red Quinoa), Black Olives 8% (Black Olives, Salt, Stabiliser (Ferrous Gluconate)), Tomato 4%, Tomato Paste 2% (Tomato Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Garlic Purée, Salt, Tomato, Onion, Natural Flavouring, Black Pepper, Rosemary, Sun-Dried Tomatoes 2%, Sun-Dried Tomato, Salt), Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Basil, Paprika Powder, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Colour (Paprika Extract), Black Pepper, Turmeric Extract

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E412 Guar gum , E579 Iron gluconate

As written on the pack

Cooked Wheatberries (50%) (Water, Wheat), Cooked Brown Long Grain Rice (11%) (Water, Brown Rice], Cooked White Quinoa (9%) (Water, White Quinoa), Cooked Red Quinoa (9%) (Water, Red Quinoa), Black Olives (8%) [Black Olives, Salt, Stabiliser: Ferrous Gluconate], Tomato (4%), Sun-Dried Tomato Paste (2%] [Tomato Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Garlic Purée, Salt, Sun-Dried Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Natural Flavouring, Black Pepper, Rosemary], Sun-Dried Tomatoes [2%] [Sun-Dried Tomato, Salt), Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Basil, Paprika Powder, Stabiliser: Guar Gum, Colour: Paprika Extract, Black Pepper Powder, Turmeric Extract.

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

  • 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 1,083 seeds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1067th. 27% of the seeds 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 1,083 seeds, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060243230386, last edited 27 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.