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Is Tesco 12 Vegetable Snack Selection ultra-processed?

Appetizers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco 12 Vegetable Snack Selection

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:

  • 60 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed appetizers

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

Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Coriander, Tomato Purée, Salt, Ginger, Coriander, Cumin, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cayenne Pepper, Poppy Seeds, Cumin Seed, Onion, Garam Masala (Coriander, Cinnamon Powder, Cumin, Cardamom, Clove, Fennel, Dill), Wheat Starch, Maize Starch, 4 Vegetable Pakoras Onion, Potato 26%, Gram Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Peas 12%, Spinach 10%, Coriander, Coriander, Cumin, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Green Chilli, Rice Flour, Black Pepper, Turmeric Powder, Salt, 4 Onion Bhajis Onion 91%, Gram Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Coriander, Coriander, Cumin, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Red Chilli Purée, Cayenne Pepper, Onion, Rice Flour, Salt, Turmeric Powder, including cereals containing gluten, Also

Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Coriander, Tomato Purée, Salt, Ginger Purée, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cayenne Pepper, Poppy Seeds, Cumin Seed, Onion Seeds, Ground Garam Masala [Coriander Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Cumin Powder, Cardamom, Clove Powder, Fennel, Dill], Wheat Starch, Maize Starch. 4 Vegetable Pakoras Onion, Potato (26%), Gram Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Peas (12%), Spinach (10%), Coriander, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Green Chilli Purée, Rice Flour, Ground Black Pepper, Turmeric Powder, Salt. 4 Onion Bhajis Onion (91%), Gram Flour, Rapeseed Oil, Coriander, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Red Chilli Purée, Cayenne Pepper, Onion Seeds, Rice Flour, Salt, Turmeric Powder. Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain milk.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
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.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,498 appetizers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1236th. 64% of the appetizers 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 2,498 appetizers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753859527, last edited 5 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.