Is Merchant Gourmet Korean Style Vegetables And Mixed Rice ultra-processed?

400 g Frozen plant-based foods mixes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Vegetable fiber

38 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed frozen plant-based foods mixes

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

Brown Rice 12% (Water, Brown Rice), Sugar Snap Peas 12%, Edamame Beans 11%, Black Rice 10% (Water, Black Rice), Barley 10% (Water, Barley), Red Pepper 10%, Broccoli 10%, Water, Spring Onion 5%, Korean Style Sauce (Soy Sauce (processing marker) 4% (Water, Edamame Beans, Wheat, Salt (processing marker)), Garlic Purée (Garlic, Water, Salt (processing marker)), Ginger (Ginger, Water, White Wine Vinegar, Citrus Fibre (ultra-processing marker)), Agave Syrup, Yeast, Onion, Caramelised Sugar (processing marker), Black Pepper, Ginger, Potato Starch (processing marker)), Chilli 0.5%

As written on the pack

Cooked Brown Rice (12%) (Water, Brown Rice), Sugar Snap Peas (12%), Edamame Beans (11%) (Soya), Cooked Black Rice (10%) (Water, Black Rice), Cooked Barley (10%) (Water, Barley), Red Pepper (10%), Broccoli (10%), Water, Spring Onion (5%), Korean Style Sauce (Soy Sauce (4.0%) [Water, Edamame Beans (Soya), Wheat, Salt], Garlic Purée [Garlic, Water, Salt], Ginger Purée [Ginger, Water, White Wine Vinegar, Citrus Fibre], Agave Syrup, Yeast, Onion, Caramelised Sugar, Black Pepper, Ginger, Potato Starch), Chopped Chilli (0.5%).

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

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.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 49 frozen plant-based foods mixes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 39% of the frozen plant-based foods mixes 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 49 frozen plant-based foods mixes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056215600424, last edited 30 April 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.