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Is Tesco finest Fruit and Nut Selection ultra-processed?

Mixed dried fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco finest Fruit and Nut Selection

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed mixed dried fruits

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

Almonds 25%, Walnuts 25%, Golden Raisins 20% (Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Preservative), Cherries 15% (Cherry, Sugar, Sunflower Oil), Pineapple Juice Infused Cranberries 15% (Cranberry, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate, Sunflower Oil)

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Almonds (25%), Walnuts (25%), Golden Raisins (20%) [Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Preservative (Sulphur Dioxide)], Sweetened Dried Cherries (15%) [Cherry, Sugar, Sunflower Oil], Pineapple Juice Infused Cranberries (15%) [Cranberry, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate, Sunflower Oil]

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 mixed dried fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 11% of the mixed dried fruits 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 19 mixed dried fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057967013982, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.