Is Tesco Mediterranean veg ultra-processed?

Frozen mixed vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed frozen mixed vegetables

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

Courgette, Red Pepper 19%, Yellow Pepper 15%, Cherry Tomato 13%, Aubergine, Red Onion, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Basil, Olive Oil (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Courgette, Red Pepper (19%), Yellow Pepper (15%), Cherry Tomato (13%), Aubergine, Red Onion, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Basil, Olive Oil, Salt, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 29 frozen mixed vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 10% of the frozen mixed vegetables 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 29 frozen mixed vegetables, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057008858442, last edited 18 May 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.