Is Merchant Gourmet Burrito Supergrain Bowl ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 62 ingredients
- 2 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Freekeh 27% (Water, Freekeh (Wheat)), Black Lentils (Water, Black Lentils), Black Beans 10%, Red Quinoa (Water, Red Quinoa), Brown Long Grain Rice (Water, Brown Long Grain Rice), Sweetcorn 6%, Tomato Paste, White Quinoa (Water, White Quinoa), Chipotle Seasoning Paste 3.6% (Sugar (processing marker), Molasses (processing marker), Tomato Paste, Red Pepper, Water, Salt (processing marker), Onion Powder, Onion Extract, Chipotle Chilli, Smoked Paprika, Jalapeno, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Extract), Red Pepper, Lime Juice, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Cornflour, Red Chilli, Smoked Paprika, Cumin, Vegetable Bouillon (Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extract, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Onion Extract, Carrot Powder, Parsley, Spice Extracts (Pepper, Celery, Curcumin (ultra-processing marker)), Herb Extracts (Marjoram, Thyme, Sage)), Dried Oregano, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Chipotle Chilli, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract
As written on the pack
Cooked Freekeh (27%) (Water, Freekeh [Wheat]), Cooked Black Lentils (Water, Black Lentils), Black Beans (10%), Cooked Red Quinoa (Water, Red Quinoa), Cooked Brown Long Grain Rice (Water, Brown Long Grain Rice), Sweetcorn (6%), Tomato Paste, Cooked White Quinoa (Water, White Quinoa), Chipotle Seasoning Paste (3.6%) (Sugar, Molasses, Tomato Paste, Concentrated Red Pepper Juice, Water, Salt, Onion Powder, Onion Extract, Ground Chipotle Chilli, Smoked Paprika, Jalapeno Powder, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Extract), Red Pepper, Lime Juice, Sunflower Oil, Cornflour, Red Chilli, Smoked Paprika, Cumin Powder, Vegetable Bouillon (Salt, Yeast Extract, Dextrose, Potato Starch, Onion Extract, Carrot Powder, Parsley, Spice Extracts [Pepper, Celery Extract], Natural Colour [Curcumin], Herb Extracts [Marjoram, Thyme, Sage]), Dried Oregano, Natural Flavouring, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Chipotle Chilli, Colour (Paprika Extract).
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.
- E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
4 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056215601025, last edited 6 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.