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Is Taste Of Smokey Mexican Style Chilli Non Carne ultra-processed?

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Pack of Taste Of Smokey Mexican Style Chilli Non Carne

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

beans, lentils with tomato, sweetcorn 27%, red pepper Ingredients Cooked Haricot Beans 27% (Water, Haricot Beans), Brown Lentils 20% (Water, Brown Lentils), Chopped Tomato 12% (Tomato, Tomato Juice), Black Beans 11% (Water, Black Beans), Sweetcorn 7%, Red Pepper 5%, Tomato Paste 5%, Onion, Kidney Beans, Garlic Puree, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Lemon Juice, Salt, Seasoning Paste (Sugar, Molasses, Tomato Paste, Red Pepper, Water, Salt, Onion Powder, Onion Extract, Chipotle Chili, Smoked Paprika, Jalapeno, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Extract), Cornflour, Sugar, Smoked Paprika, Red Wine Vinegar, Coriander, Basil, Cumin, Red Chili, Yeast Extract Powder, Dried Oregano, Black Pepper, Guar Gum, Flavouring

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Cooked beans and lentils with tomato, sweetcorn and red pepper Ingredients Cooked Haricot Beans (27%) (Water, Haricot Beans), Cooked Brown Lentils (20%) (Water, Brown Lentils), Chopped Tomato (12%) (Tomato, Tomato Juice), Cooked Black Beans (11%) (Water, Black Beans), Sweetcorn (7%), Red Pepper (5%), Tomato Paste (5%), Onion, Kidney Beans, Garlic Puree, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil and/or Rapeseed Oil), Lemon Juice, Salt, Seasoning Paste (Sugar, Molasses, Tomato Paste, Concentrated Red Pepper Juice, Water, Salt, Onion Powder, Onion Extract, Ground Chipotle Chili, Smoked Paprika, Jalapeno Powder, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Extract), Cornflour, Sugar, Smoked Paprika Powder, Red Wine Vinegar, Coriander Powder, Basil, Cumin Powder, Red Chili, Yeast Extract Powder, Dried Oregano, Black Pepper, Stabiliser (Guar Gum), Flavouring.

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 180th. 72% of the microwave meals 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4335619071216, last edited 17 September 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.