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Is Tesco Fruit & Nut Mix ultra-processed?

Mixed dried fruits Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Tesco Fruit & Nut Mix

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:

  • 18 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

Jumbo Flame Raisins 20% (Raisins, Sunflower Oil), Almonds, Jumbo Golden Raisins 15% (Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Preservative), Brazil Nuts, Hazelnuts, Cashew Nuts, Walnuts, Juice Infused Dried Cranberries, Cranberry, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Also, Caution This product may occasionally contain small fragments of shell

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E220 Sulphur dioxide.

As written on the pack

Jumbo Flame Raisins (20%) [Raisins, Sunflower Oil], Almonds, Jumbo Golden Raisins (15%) [Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Preservative (Sulphur Dioxide)], Brazil Nuts, Hazelnuts, Cashew Nuts, Walnuts, Juice Infused Dried Cranberries [Cranberry, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate, Sunflower Oil). Allergy Advice For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain peanuts and other nuts. Caution This product may occasionally contain small fragments of shell. Suitable for vegetarians

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • 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.

  • E220 Sulphur dioxide Sulphur dioxide is a preservative and antioxidant used in dried fruit, wine and some drinks.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 mixed dried fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 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 10001707, last edited 20 April 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.