Is Tesco Finest Sweet Tomato & Chilli Chutney ultra-processed?

220g Chutneys Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

14 ingredients
No additives

Less processed plant-based spreads

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

Sugar (processing marker), White Wine Vinegar, Tomato 9%, Apple 8%, Tomato Paste 8%, Apple Purée, San Marzano Tomato 6%, Dried Onion, Sultanas, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Salt (processing marker), Bird's Eye Chilli, Smoked Paprika

As written on the pack

Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Tomato (9%), Apple (8%), Tomato Paste (8%), Apple Purée, San Marzano Tomato (6%), Dried Onion, Sultanas, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Salt, Bird's Eye Chilli, Smoked Paprika.

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 56 chutneys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 41% of the chutneys 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 56 chutneys, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753925994, last edited 1 June 2025), 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.