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Is Merchant Gourmet Sun blush Tomato And Basil ultra-processed?

Vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Merchant Gourmet Sun blush Tomato And Basil

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetables

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

Cooked Rice 43% (Water, Rice), Cooked White Rice 34% (Water, White Rice), SunBlush Tomatoes 13% (Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Oregano, Garlic, Sugar), Tomato Paste, Tomatoes, Basil 1%, Parsley, Tomato, Salt, Colour, Paprika Extract, Ser SunBlush® is a registered trademark of Leathams Ltd, Fin

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cooked Wholegrain Rice (43%) (Water, Wholegrain Rice), Cooked White Rice (34%) (Water, White Rice), SunBlush Tomatoes (13%) (Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Oregano, Garlic, Sugar), Tomato Paste, Tomatoes, Basil (1.0%), Parsley, Tomato Powder, Salt, Colour; Paprika Extract. Ser SunBlush® is a registered trademark of Leathams Ltd. Fin-

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 602 vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 553rd. 18% of the vegetables 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 602 vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056215600448, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.