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Is Tesco mixed fruits ultra-processed?

Dried fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco mixed fruits

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed dried fruits

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

sultanas 50%, raisins, citrus 14% (glucose syrup, orange peel, lemon peel, sugar, acidity regulator (citric acid), preservative), currants, sunflower oil, caution this produce e may contain pips, storage more in a seal bas cool dry place using the tape nutrition sold ical value once opene provided, per 100g 1410 per 308 1264

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

sultanas (50%), raisins, candied citrus peel (14%) (glucose syrup, orange peel, lemon peel, sugar, acidity regulator (citric acid), preservative (sulphur dioxide)), currants, sunflower oil. allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. suitable for vegans caution this produce e may contain pips. storage more in a seal bas cool dry place using the tape nutrition sold ical value once opene provided. per 100g 1410 per 308 1264

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
3 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 398 dried fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 374th. 16% of the dried fruits 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 398 dried fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000119083388, 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.