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Is Red Wine ultra-processed?

0.75l Wines Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 2 more countries

Pack of Red Wine

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, alcoholic beverages, as at least group 3.

  • 2 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed alcoholic beverages

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

wine, sulfur dioxide

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

wine, sulfur dioxide

What makes it processed

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Wines Products in the category "Wines" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 wines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 44% of the wines 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 18 wines, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0085000017746, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.