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Is Lidl Ginger puree ultra-processed?

75 g Ginger Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Ginger puree

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed ginger

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

Ginger 90%, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Dextrose, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate, 9.9 Ginger Purée in cooking, 1 tsp of purée is equal to 1 tsp of freshly chopped ginger)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

90% Ginger Purée, Acidity Regulator: Acetic Acid; Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Dextrose, Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate. 9.9 Ginger Purée in cooking. 1 tsp of purée is equal to 1 tsp of freshly chopped ginger.

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 ginger

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 36% of the ginger 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 11 ginger, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489479857, 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.