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Is Newgate (Lydl ) Oxtail Soup ultra-processed?

400g Dehydrated soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Newgate (Lydl ) Oxtail Soup

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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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

Oxtail Soup Ingredients Water, Tomatoes 17%, Carrots 5%, Beef 4%, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Modified Maize Starch, Yeast Extract, Oxtail Beef 1%, Red Wine 0.6%, Flavourings, Onion Powder, Beef Fat, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Barley Malt Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Rapeseed Oil, including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Oxtail Soup Ingredients Water, 17% Tomatoes, 5% Carrots, 4% Beef, Wheat Flour ( Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Modified Maize Starch, Yeast Extract, 1% Oxtail Beef, 0.6% Red Wine, Flavourings (contains Celery), Onion Powder, Beef Fat, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Barley Malt Extract, Colour: Paprika Extract; Rapeseed Oil, Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 dehydrated soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 84% of the dehydrated soups 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 55 dehydrated soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489903529, last edited 29 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.