Is Ketchup ultra-processed?

Ketchup Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

15 ingredients
No additives

Less processed ketchup

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

Vine Ripened Isle of Wight Tomatoes 59%, Tomato Paste 9%, English Cyder Vinegar, White Onions, Raw Cane Sugar (processing marker), Apples, Sea Salt (processing marker), Allspice, Black Pepper, Concentrate (radish, apple, blackcurrant), Cayenne Pepper, Cloves

As written on the pack

Vine Ripened Isle of Wight Tomatoes (59%), Tomato Paste (9%), English Cyder Vinegar, White Onions, Raw Cane Sugar, Apples, Sea Salt, Ground Allspice, Ground Black Pepper, Concentrate (radish, apple and blackcurrant), Cayenne Pepper, Ground Cloves.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 157 ketchup

From least to most processed, this one ranks 65th. 54% of the ketchup 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 157 ketchup, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060192820850, 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.