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Is TESCO finest Beetroot & Bramley Apple Slaw ultra-processed?

Beets salads Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed beets salads

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

Beetroot 26%, Pink Cabbage 16%, Apple 14%, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Red Cabbage, Yogurt, Honey, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Spirit Vinegar, Sultanas (Sultanas, Sunflower Oil), Cranberries (Cranberry, Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Horseradish, Beetroot Juice, Salt, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Mustard, Citrus Fibre, Black Pepper, Pimento, Thickener (Pectin), Turmeric, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Beetroot (26%), Pink Cabbage (16%), Apple (14%), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Red Cabbage, Yogurt (Milk), Honey, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Spirit Vinegar, Sultanas [Sultanas, Sunflower Oil], Sweetened Dried Cranberries [Cranberry, Sugar, Sunflower Oil], Horseradish, Concentrated Beetroot Juice, Salt, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Mustard Flour, Citrus Fibre, Black Pepper, Pimento, Thickener (Pectin), Turmeric, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid). Allergy Advice

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 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.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 beets salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 67% of the beets salads 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 9 beets salads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03472019, last edited 26 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.