Is Morrisons ONION CHUTNEY ultra-processed?

295 g Onion chutneys 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:

E150a Plain caramel

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed onion chutneys

Caramelised Red Onion Chutney Specially-Selected 14 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Caramelized Onion Chutney Lidl Deluxe 14 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Tesco Finest Red Onion Chutney Tesco Finest 12 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Red onion chutney Tesco 12 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

Water, Onion 25%, Sugar (processing marker), Barley malt vinegar, Cornflour, Dried onion 3%, Salt (processing marker), Garlic purée, Culour (plain caramel (ultra-processing marker)), Yellow mustard seed, Black pepper

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Water, Onion (25%), Sugar, Barley malt vinegar, Cornflour, Dried onion (3%), Salt, Garlic purée, Culour (plain caramel), Yellow mustard seed, Black pepper

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.

E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 onion chutneys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 53% of the onion chutneys 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 15 onion chutneys, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251508458, last edited 18 July 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.