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Is Taste the Difference Feta & Mixed Grains Salad ultra-processed?

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Pack of Taste the Difference Feta & Mixed Grains Salad

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:

  • 61 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed lettuces

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

Giant Couscous 21% (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Bulgur Wheat 15% (Bulgur Wheat, Water), Beetroot 14%, Crème Fraîche Dressing 14% (Beetroot, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Reduced Fat Greek Style Yogurt (Cows' Milk), Crème Fraiche (Cows' Milk), Sugar, Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Grape Must, Water), Cornflour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Spearmint, Salt, Garlic Purée), Spinach, Feta Cheese 9% (Sheep's, Goats' Milk), Carrot, Red Cabbage (Red Cabbage, Carrot, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Red Quinoa 8% (Quinoa, Water), Sweet Drop Peppers 4.5% (Pepper, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride)), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Parsley, Coriander, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cornflour, Cumin, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Smoked Paprika

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Giant Couscous (21%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Bulgur Wheat (15%) (Bulgur Wheat, Water), Beetroot & Crème Fraîche Dressing (14%) (Beetroot, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Reduced Fat Greek Style Yogurt (Cows' Milk), Crème Fraiche (Cows' Milk), Sugar, Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Grape Must, Water), Cornflour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Spearmint, Salt, Garlic Purée), Spinach, Feta Cheese PDO (9%) (Sheep's and Goats' Milk), Pickled Carrot & Red Cabbage (Red Cabbage, Carrot, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Red Quinoa (8%) (Quinoa, Water), Sweet Drop Peppers (4.5%) (Pepper, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Parsley, Coriander, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cornflour, Cumin Powder, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Smoked Paprika.

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.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 lettuces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 41% of the lettuces 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 22 lettuces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00526777, last edited 21 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.