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Is Sainsbury's Tabbouleh ultra-processed?

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Pack of Sainsbury's Tabbouleh

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Bulgur Wheat 55% (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Cucumber, Tomato 10%, Red Onion 5%, Lemon Juice, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, Mint, Parsley, Coriander, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Purée, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Cooked Bulgur Wheat (55%) (Water, Bulgur Wheat), Cucumber, Tomato (10%), Red Onion (5%), Lemon Juice, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, Mint, Parsley, Coriander, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Purée, Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

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

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00460118, last edited 10 June 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.