Is Tesco Free range egg mayonnaise sandwich ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Gluten
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 20 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
free range hard-boiled egg 48%, wheat f wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin, water, rapeseed oil, pasteurised free range egg yolk, sal, spirit vinegar, yeast, mono- and diglycerides fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), soya flour, white pepper, sugar (processing marker), palm oil, ascorbic acid
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
free range hard-boiled egg (48%), wheat f wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), water, rapeseed oil, pasteurised free range egg yolk, sal - spirit vinegar, yeast, emulsifiers (mono - and di-glycerides fatty acids, mono - and di-acetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and di-glycerides of fatty acids), wheat gluten, soya flour, white pepper, sugar, palm oil, flour treatment agent (ascorbic acid).
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
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.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
Among 324 sandwiches
From least to most processed, this one ranks 128th. 82% of the sandwiches here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03225165, last edited 21 May 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.