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Is Tesco Miso Paste ultra-processed?

100g Misos Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Miso Paste

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed misos

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

Water, White Miso Paste 47%, Water, Soya Bean Rice Sat, Cornflour, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour, Plain Caramel east Extract, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Salt, Sugar

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, White Miso Paste (47%) [Water, Soya Bean Rice Sat. Cornflour, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour (Plain Caramel east Extract, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Salt, Sugar.

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.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 misos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 16% of the misos 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 19 misos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753928902, last edited 4 August 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.