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Is Morrisons Guacamole ultra-processed?

150g Guacamoles Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Guacamole

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed plant-based spreads

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

Avocado 48%, Avocado 32% (avocado, water, acidity_regulator (citric_acid), salt, antioxidant (ascorbic_acid)), Tomato 10%, Red onion 5%, Coriander, Garlic puree, Red chilli, Salt, lime juice, Antioxidant (ascorbic_acid), Acidity regulator (citric_acid), Preservative (potassium_sorbate)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Avocado pulp 48%, Avocado 32% (avocado, water, acidityregulator (citricacid), salt, antioxidant (ascorbicacid)), Tomato 10%, Red onion 5%, Coriander, Garlic puree, Red chilli, Salt, Concentrated lime juice, Antioxidant (ascorbicacid), Acidity regulator (citricacid), Preservative (potassiumsorbate)

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

  • 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 34 guacamoles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 32% of the guacamoles 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 34 guacamoles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 09016255, last edited 29 June 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.