Is Tesco British Mushy Peas ultra-processed?

300 g Canned peas Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
E160a Carotene

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned peas

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

Peas 95% (Water, Peas), Water, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Colours (ultra-processing marker) (Copper Chlorophyllin Complex, Carotenes (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160a Carotene

As written on the pack

Processed Peas (95%) [Water, Dried Peas], Water, Sugar, Salt, Colours (Copper Chlorophyllin Complex, Carotenes).

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.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 canned peas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 56% of the canned peas 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 18 canned peas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5051622056130, last edited 14 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.