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Is Merchant Gormet Sundried Tomatoey mixed grains ultra-processed?

220g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Merchant Gormet Sundried Tomatoey mixed grains

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheatberries 64%, Water, Wheatberries, Bulgur Wheat 23% (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Tomatocs 4.5%, Tomato Paste 2.3% (Tomato Puree, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Puree, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Sugar, Sundriced Tomato Powder, Water, Onion, Natural Flavourings, Black Pepper, Rosemary), Sunflower, Herbs 0.4% (Basil, Oregano), Sale Seis please see ingredients in bola

As written on the pack

Wheatberries (64%) Water. Wheatberries), Bulgur Wheat (23%). (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Tomatocs (4.5%). Sundried Tomato Paste (2.3%) (Tomato Puree. White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Puree, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Sugar, Sundriced Tomato Powder, Water, Onion Powder, Natural Flavourings, Black Pepper, Ground Rosemary), Sunflower Powder, Herbs (0.4%) (Basil, Oregano) Sale Seis please see ingredients in bola.

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.
2 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5018095010113, 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.