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Is Tesco Chipotle Chilli Paste ultra-processed?

95g Condiments Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Chipotle Chilli Paste

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed condiments

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

White Wine Vinegar, Tomato purée (Tomato Paste, Water), Demerara Sugar, Onion, Chipotle Chilli 7%, Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Smoked Paprika 3%, Chilli 2.5%

As written on the pack

White Wine Vinegar, Tomato purée (Tomato Paste, Water), Demerara Sugar, Onion Purée, Dried Chipotle Chilli Flakes (7%), Balsamic Vinegar (Red Wine Vinegar, Grape Must), Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Smoked Paprika (3%), Chilli Powder (2.5%).

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 3,648 condiments

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1012th. 55% of the condiments 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 3,648 condiments, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03284216, last edited 13 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.