Is Sainsbury's Sweet Potato Fries ultra-processed?

340 g Prepared vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

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

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

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

Sweet Potato 87%, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Rice Flour, Maize Starch (processing marker), Amaranth Flour, Salt (processing marker), Paprika Powder, Garlic, Onion, Black Pepper, Paprika Extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Sweet Potato (87%), Sunflower Oil, Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Maize Starch, Amaranth Flour, Salt, Paprika Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Paprika Extract.

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.

3 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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 273 prepared vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 157th. 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 00523547, last edited 27 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.