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Canned vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned vegetables

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

Chopped tomatoes 52.5%, water, tomato paste, onion 10%, green pepper 6.8%, spices, salt, vinegar, onion, onion, lemon juice concentrate sugar, garlic, acidity regulator (citric acid), firming agent (calcium chloride), oregano, paprika extract 312 ge O General Mills

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Chopped tomatoes (52.5%), water, tomato paste, onion (10%), green pepper (6.8%), spices, salt, vinegar, onion flakes, onion powder, lemon juice concentrate sugar, garlic powder, acidity regulator (citric acid), firming agent calcium chloride), oregano, paprika extract 312 ge O General Mills

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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 423 canned vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 362nd. 26% of the canned vegetables 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 423 canned vegetables, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076421838, last edited 6 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.