Is Tesco Pickled pink slaw ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 10 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed lettuces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vegetables 85%, Water, Cider Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Vegetables in varying proportions (Red, White Cabbage), Carrot, Red Onion
As written on the pack
Vegetables (85%), Water, Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Salt. Vegetables in varying proportions: Red and White Cabbage, Carrot, Red Onion. Suitable for vegans.
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 22 lettuces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 41% of the lettuces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03258828, last edited 26 July 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.