Is Strong Roots Stir Fry Greens ultra-processed?

425g Frozen mixed 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:

Dextrose
Glucose

19 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed frozen mixed 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

Spinach 30%, Savoy Cabbage 30%, Parsnip 19%, Curly Kale 15%, Garlic Chilli Drops 6% (Coconut Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Red Chilli Pepper, Balsamic Vinegar (Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Sugar (processing marker), Spices, Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Onion, Lemongrass, Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper)

As written on the pack

Spinach (30%), Savoy Cabbage (30%), Parsnip (19%), Curly Kale (15%), Garlic Chilli Vegan Drops (6%) (Coconut Oil, Salt, Garlic, Red Chilli Pepper, Balsamic Vinegar [Wine Vinegar, Grape Must], Sugar, Spices, Dextrose, Onion, Lemongrass Extract, Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper).

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 frozen mixed vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 10% of the frozen mixed 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 29 frozen mixed vegetables, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391528180998, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.