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Is Morrisons Crushed ginger ultra-processed?

75g Spices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Crushed ginger

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed 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

Crushed Ginger Ginger purée, 75ge Ingredients Ginger purée 96%, Acidity regulators (acetic acid, citric acid), Rapeseed oil, Stabiliser (xanthan gum), Preservative (potassium sorbate)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Crushed Ginger Ginger purée. 75ge Ingredients Ginger purée (96%), Acidity regulators (acetic acid, citric acid), Rapeseed oil, Stabiliser (xanthan gum), Preservative (potassium sorbate).

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 303 spices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 243rd. 36% of the 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 303 spices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251921974, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.