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Is Specially Selected Spiced Apple & Pear Chutney ultra-processed?

200g Compotes Sold in Ireland

Pack of Specially Selected Spiced Apple & Pear Chutney

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed compotes

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

Sugar, Bramley Apples 20%, Apple Puree 16%, Barley Malt Vinegar, Pear Puree 10%, Sultanas, Dried Onions, Treacle, Salt, Garlic Puree, Ginger, Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, Mixed Spice (Cinnamon, Coriander Seed, Caraway Seeds, Cloves, Fennel Seeds, Ginger, Nutmeg, Turmeric)

As written on the pack

Sugar, Bramley Apples (20%), Apple Puree (16%), Barley Malt Vinegar, Pear Puree (10%), Sultanas, Dried Onions, Treacle, Salt, Garlic Puree, Ginger Purée, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, Mixed Ground Spice (Cinnamon, Coriander Seed, Caraway Seeds, Cloves, Fennel Seeds, Ginger, Nutmeg, Turmeric).

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
2 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 58 compotes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 47th. 28% of the compotes 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 58 compotes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600571119, last edited 27 July 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.