Is Tesco Raisins & Cranberries ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 7 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed raisins
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Raisins, Cranberries (Cranberries, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate), Golden Raisins, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Preservative (processing marker)
Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide
As written on the pack
Raisins, Sweetened Dried Cranberries [Cranberries, Pineapple Juice from Concentrate], Golden Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Preservative (Sulphur Dioxide).
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Preservation and traditional processing
Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 51 raisins
From least to most processed, this one ranks 43rd. 8% of the raisins here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059512738074, last edited 4 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.