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Is Maggi Mixed Herbs ultra-processed?

30g Herbs and spices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Maggi Mixed Herbs

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed herbs and spices

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

Vegetables (potato, onion, tomato), herbs and spices (paprika, coriander, parsley 2.1%, black pepper, marjoram, ginger, basil 1.2%, oregano 1%, thyme, red cayenne pepper), sugar, salt, corn starch, garlic, palm oil, lemon juice concentrate, yeast extract, beetroot juice concentrate, flavourings

As written on the pack

Vegetables (potato, onion, tomato), herbs and spices (paprika, coriander, parsley (2.1%), black pepper, marjoram, ginger, basil (1.2%), oregano (1%), thyme, red cayenne pepper), sugar, salt, corn starch, garlic, palm oil, lemon juice concentrate, yeast extract, beetroot juice concentrate, flavourings.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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 210 herbs and spices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 148th. 37% of the herbs and spices 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 210 herbs and spices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613036483063, last edited 13 August 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.