Is Paliria Eggplants in Onion & Tomato Sauce ultra-processed?

280g Prepared vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

24 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed prepared 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

Eggplants 68% (eggplants, soya oil (processing marker)), onion 30%, tomato sauce (processing marker) 30% (onions, water, tomato paste, peeled tomatoes (peeled tomatoes, tomato juice, acidity regulator (citric acid)), salt (processing marker), soya oil (processing marker), parsley, sugar (processing marker), garlic, red pepper, black pepper, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), soya oil (processing marker), curry, soya oil (processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

68% Fried Eggplants (eggplants, soya oil), 30% onion and tomato sauce (onions, water, tomato paste, peeled tomatoes (peeled tomatoes, concentrated tomato juice, acidity regulator: citric acid), salt, soya oil, parsley, sugar, garlic, red pepper, black pepper, paprika extract), soya oil. curry powder), soya oil.

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.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 273 prepared vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 167th. 58% of the prepared 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 273 prepared vegetables, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5201119000225, last edited 25 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.