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Is Newgate Chilli Con Carne Mix ultra-processed?

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Pack of Newgate Chilli Con Carne Mix

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

dried tomato, starch (corn potato), wheat flour, dried onion, salt, sugar, potato flakes, yeast extract, paprika, herbs, dried garlic, maltodextrin, cumin 0.6%, black pepper, cayenne pepper, caramelised sugar syrup, beetroot, dried glucose syrup, vegetable fats (palm, sunflower), colour (paprika extract), acidity regulators (citric acid), malic acid (natural flavourings (contain celery)), emulsifier (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids), turmeric extract, stabiliser (diphosphates)

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

dried tomato, starch (corn potato), wheat flour, dried onion, salt, sugar, potato flakes, yeast extract, ground paprika, dried herbs, dried garlic, maltodextrin, 0,6% ground cumin, black pepper, cayenne pepper, caramelised sugar syrup, dried beetroot, dried glucose syrup, vegetable fats (palm, sunflower), colour: paprika extract, acidity regulators: citric acid, malic acid: natural flavourings (contain celery), emulsifier: mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids: turmeric extract , stabiliser: diphosphates,

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20361594, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.