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Is Lidl Chill Ketchup ultra-processed?

Ketchup 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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

MEINZ TOMATO KETCHIP GB IE Tomato ketchup with chipotle chilli Ingredients Water, Tomato Paste 21%, Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Chipotle Chilli in Adobo Sauce 5% (Chipotle Peppers, Water, Tomato Paste, Salt, Sugar, Onion, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid)), Red Chilli Purée, Red Pepper, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Onion, Modified Maize Starch, Smoked Paprika, White Pepper

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

MEINZ TOMATO KETCHIP GB IE Tomato ketchup with chipotle chilli Ingredients Water, 21% Tomato Paste, Red Wine Vinegar, Sugar, 5% Chipotle Chilli in Adobo Sauce (Chipotle Peppers, Water, Tomato Paste, Salt, Sugar, Onion, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid), Red Chilli Purée, Red Pepper, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Onion Purée, Modified Maize Starch, Smoked Paprika Powder, Ground White Pepper. Allergy Advice May contain Nuts, Peanuts and Sesame.

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.

  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 157 ketchup

From least to most processed, this one ranks 112th. 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 4335619180550, last edited 4 June 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.