Is Nando's PERi-PERi RUB Lemon & Herb Extra Mild ultra-processed?

25 g Spices Sold in the United Kingdom and Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Flavouring
Glucose

26 ingredients
3 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

sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), dextrose (ultra-processing marker), herb mix (rosemary, thyme, oregano, parsley), spice mix (pepper, allspice, cayenne pepper), dried onion, lemon 3%, acidity regulators (sodium diacetate, citric acid), dried garlic, bell pepper, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), rapeseed oil, anticaking agent (processing marker) (silicone dioxide, amorphous), spice extract (turmeric)

Additives: E262 Sodium acetates , E262ii Sodium diacetate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

sugar, salt, dextrose, herb mix (rosemary, thyme, oregano, parsley) (7%), spice mix (pepper, allspice, cayenne pepper), dried onion, dried lemon powder (3%), acidity regulators (sodium diacetate, citric acid), dried garlic, dried bell pepper, natural flavourings, rapeseed oil, anticaking agent (silicone dioxide, amorphous), spice extract (turmeric).

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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.

Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 303 spices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 287th. 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 5039303000832, last edited 2 May 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.