Is Tesco Golden Vegetable Rice ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 13 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed rices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
long grain rice (water, long grain rice), mixed vegetables 13% (red pepper, carrot, sweetcorn, peas), sunflower oil (processing marker), turmeric, yeast extract, onion, guar gum (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E412 Guar gum
As written on the pack
cooked long grain rice (water, long grain rice), mixed vegetables (13%) (red pepper, carrot, sweetcorn, peas), sunflower oil, turmeric, yeast extract, onion, stabiliser (guar gum).
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.
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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 293 rices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 213th. 35% of the rices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057008025165, last edited 25 September 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.