Is Sainsbury's British potato, carrot, and Swede mash ultra-processed?

400g Root vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

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

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

potato 49%, carrot 33%, swede 15%, butter (processing marker) (cows' milk), salt (processing marker), white pepper, nutmeg

As written on the pack

potato (49%), carrot (33%), swede (15%), butter (cows' milk), salt, white pepper, nutmeg.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 36% of the root 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01024388, last edited 8 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.