Is Taste the difference 12 Beef Meatballs ultra-processed?

350g Beef preparations Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Preservative
Salt

15 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed beef preparations

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

Beef 90%, Water, Seasoning (Potato, Rice Flour, Salt (processing marker), Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper, Ginger), Yeast Extract, Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium Metabisulphite)), Coriander, Fresh Parsley

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

Beef (90%), Water, Seasoning (Dried Potato, Rice Flour, Salt, Spices (Black Pepper, White Pepper, Ginger), Yeast Extract, Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite (Sulphites)), Fresh Coriander, Fresh Parsley.

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.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 40 beef preparations

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 45% of the beef preparations 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 40 beef preparations, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00181136, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.