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Is Tesco Lime and mint raita pizza ultra-processed?

Pizzas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Lime and mint raita pizza

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:

  • 114 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin, Water, Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese, Chicken 11%, Chicken, Spiced Tomato Sauce (Tomato, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Ginger, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Coriander, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Coriander Seed, Flavourings (Paprika, Turmeric), Garlic, Cumin, Yeast Extract Powder, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid), Cardamom, Ginger Powder, Black Pepper, Chilli, Mint, Bay Leaf, Fenugreek Seed, Caraway Seed, Cumin Seed, Mace, Onion)), Tomato, Lime 5%, Mint Raita Sachet 5% (Water, Skimmed Milk, Milk Proteins, Whole Milk, Sugar, Lime Juice, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Coriander, Spirit Vinegar, Tamarind, Mint, Garlic Purée, Lime, Salt, Ginger Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Chilli, Cumin, Turmeric, Tomato Purée, Dried Garlic, Ginger, Chilli, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid), Pepper), Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, Semolina (Wheat), Tomato Paste, Salt, Sugar, Ginger, Yeast, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Coriander, Deactivated Yeast, Coriander Seed, Flavourings (Paprika, Turmeric), Garlic, Cumin, Yeast Extract Powder, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid), Cardamom, Ginger Powder, Black Pepper, Chilli, Mint, Bay Leaf, Fenugreek Seed, Caraway Seed, Cumin Seed, Mace, Wheat Gluten, Onion

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Marinated Cooked Chicken (11%) [ Chicken, Spiced Tomato Sauce (Tomato, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Ginger Purée, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Coriander, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Coriander Seed, Flavourings (Paprika, Turmeric), Garlic Powder, Cumin Powder, Yeast Extract Powder, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid), Cardamom, Ginger Powder, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Mint, Bay Leaf, Fenugreek Seed, Caraway Seed, Cumin Seed, Mace, Onion Powder)], Tomato, Lime and Mint Raita Sachet (5%) [Water, Skimmed Milk, Milk Proteins, Whole Milk, Sugar, Lime Juice, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Coriander, Spirit Vinegar, Tamarind, Mint, Garlic Purée, Lime Zest, Salt, Ginger Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Chilli, Cumin, Turmeric, Tomato Purée, Dried Garlic, Ginger, Chilli Powder, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid), Pepper], Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, Semolina (Wheat), Tomato Paste, Salt, Sugar, Ginger Purée, Yeast, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, Low Sodium Sea Salt, Garlic Purée, Basil, Coriander, Deactivated Yeast, Coriander Seed, Flavourings (Paprika, Turmeric), Garlic Powder, Cumin Powder, Yeast Extract Powder, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid), Cardamom, Ginger Powder, Black Pepper, Chilli Powder, Mint, Bay Leaf, Fenugreek Seed, Caraway Seed, Cumin Seed, Mace, Wheat Gluten, Onion Powder

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
4 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 371 pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 246th. 78% of the pizzas 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 371 pizzas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697710445, 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.