Is Stokes Chilli Jam ultra-processed?

250g Jams Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

14 ingredients
No additives

Less processed jams

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

Unrefined Raw Cane Sugar (processing marker) 36%, sweet chilli peppers 18% (Sweet chilli peppers, Water, Sugar (processing marker), Spirit Vinegar), Red Pepper, Onion, Red Wine Vinegar, Red Peppers, Lemon Juice, Red Chillies, Garlic Purée, Sea Salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Unrefined Raw Cane Sugar (36%), sweet chilli peppers (18%) (Sweet chilli peppers, Water, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar), Red Pepper, Onion, Red Wine Vinegar, Dried Red Peppers, Lemon Juice, Red Chillies, Garlic Purée, Sea Salt

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 323 jams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 90% of the jams 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 323 jams, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060092693813, last edited 10 May 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.