Is John west harissa spiced super tuna salad with couscous and lentil ultra-processed?

Tuna salads 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:

E412 Guar gum

22 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed tuna salads

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

Bulgur Wheat 21%, Skipjack Tuna 18%, Tomatoes 14%, Carrots 10%, Red Peppers 10%, Onions, Chickpeas 7%, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Sultanas 2% (Containing Rapeseed Oil), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker), Bay Leaves, Spices, RD, fish, some bones may remain, and PRESERVATIVES (processing marker), atmosphere

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Cooked Bulgur Wheat (21%), Skipjack Tuna (18%), Tomatoes (14%), Carrots (10%), Red Peppers (10%), Onions, Chickpeas (7%), Sunflower Oil, Sultanas (2%) (Containing Rapeseed Oil), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Purée, Thickener: Guar Gum; Bay Leaves, Spices. O CONTAIN TRACES OF CELERY, EGGS, RD. FISH, SOME BONES MAY REMAIN. OR PRESERVATIVES. 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.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.

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.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 tuna salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 71% of the tuna salads 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 14 tuna salads, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000171060051, last edited 2 September 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.