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Is Tesco Lime infused mango ultra-processed?

Dried mangoes Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of Tesco Lime infused mango

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:

  • 4 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed dried mangoes

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

mango 96%, lime, preservative (sodium metabisulphite)

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

dried mango (96%), lime extract, preservative (sodium metabisulphite)

What makes it processed

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 dried mangoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 9% of the dried mangoes 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 35 dried mangoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697258336, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.