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Is S W Braised steak root mash ultra-processed?

Frozen ready-made meals 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:

  • 49 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed frozen ready-made meals

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

Carrot 25%, beef 18% (beef 99%, salt), swede 18%, water, potato 13%, onion, onion, garlic purée, beef bouillon, yeast extract, potato starch, salt, flavouring, chicory extract, beef stock (beef extract, onion, carrot extract, tomato, dried lovage), tomato paste, celery, mushrooms, Worcester sauce (water, white vinegar, sugar, salt, tamarind, onion, barley malt extract, garlic, ground ginger, concentrated lemon juice, clove, chilli), maize starch, salt, herbs, spices, barley malt extract, seaweed, see underlined ingredients in bold, 222 n, ty En Fat, of Ca, of Fib Pro Sal High Low Prote mass SLEEVE Recycle TRAY Recycle FILM Don't Recycle of satu normal a varied e550g Cooked diced beef in rich gravy For best before SOO front of paced with carrot

As written on the pack

Carrot (25%), cooked diced beef (18%) (beef (99%), salt), swede (18%), water, potato (13%), onion purée, roasted onion, garlic purée, beef bouillon (yeast extract, potato starch, salt, flavouring, chicory extract, beef stock (beef extract, onion powder, carrot extract, tomato powder, dried lovage), tomato paste, celery, mushrooms, Worcester sauce (water, white vinegar, sugar, salt, tamarind extract, onion powder, barley malt extract, garlic powder, ground ginger, concentrated lemon juice, clove powder, chilli powder), maize starch, salt, herbs, spices, barley malt extract, seaweed granules. Allergy advice For allergens, see underlined ingredients in bold. 222 N (ty En Fat (of Ca (of Fib Pro Sal High Low Prote mass SLEEVE Recycle TRAY Recycle FILM Don't Recycle of satu normal a varied e550g Cooked diced beef in rich gravy For best before SOO front of paced with carrot.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 84 frozen ready-made meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 69% of the frozen ready-made meals 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 84 frozen ready-made meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010482753665, last edited 24 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.