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Is Tesco red cabbage ultra-processed?

Cabbages Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed cabbages

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, Red Cabbage, Supe, Spirit Vinegar, Acetic Acid, Salt, preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite)

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Red Cabbage, Supe (Sulphites), Spirit Vinegar, Acetic Acid, Salt, preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite)

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.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 cabbages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 33% of the cabbages 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 12 cabbages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052910270115, last edited 13 November 2024), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.