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Is Tesco Golden vegetable savoury rice ultra-processed?

Vegetables from Spain Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Golden vegetable savoury rice

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 7 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetables from Spain

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

Long grain rice 85%, Dried Vegetables (Peas Carrot Onion 6%), Maltodextrin Flavouring (Contain Wheat), Salt Palm Oil Onion Powder Ground Tumeric Dried Garlic Colour (Paprika Extract)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Long grain rice (85%) Dried Vegetables (6% Peas Carrot Onion) Maltodextrin Flavouring (Contain Wheat) Salt Palm Oil Onion Powder Ground Tumeric Dried Garlic Colour (Paprika Extract)

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 vegetables from Spain

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 49% of the vegetables from Spain 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 37 vegetables from Spain, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753084165, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.