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Is Jamie Oliver Sensational Sweet Chilli Spelt ultra-processed?

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Pack of Jamie Oliver Sensational Sweet Chilli Spelt

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat (Water, Wheat), Spelt 35% (Water, Spelt), Wild Rice 10% (Wild Rice, Water), Dried Apricot 5.6% (Apricots, Preservative), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Sugar, Spices (Smoked Paprika 0.1%, Chillies 0.1%, Black Pepper, Chilli)

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Pre-cooked Wheat (Water, Wheat), Pre-cooked Spelt (35%) (Water, Spelt), Pre-cooked Wild Rice (10%) (Wild Rice, Water), Dried Apricot Pieces (5.6%) (Apricots, Preservative ^Sulphur Dioxide]), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Sugar, Spices (Ground Smoked Paprika (0.1%), Crushed Chillies (0.1%), Ground Black Pepper, Chilli Powder)

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030101022255, 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.
  • 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.