Is Tesco Roast Beef ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 13 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed beef
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
beef, mineral sea salt (processing marker), stabilisers (potassium triphosphate (ultra-processing marker), pentasodium triphosphate (ultra-processing marker)), prepared from 105g of british beef per 100g of roast beef storage keep refrigerated, once opened, consume within 2 days and by 'use by date shown, not suitable for home freezing, packaged in a protective atmosphe for mor strict we about our quality standards via descopic.com recycling tray recycle film don't recycle at home recycle at large supermarket nutr dec energ fat of wh carb of wh fibre prote salt pack *refer adult esco stores ltd, welwyn garden city al7 1ga, u.k, esco 90 m
Additives: E451 Triphosphates , E451i Pentasodium triphosphate , E451ii Pentapotassium triphosphate
As written on the pack
beef, mineral sea salt. stabilisers (potassium triphosphate, pentasodium triphosphate). prepared from 105g of british beef per 100g of roast beef storage keep refrigerated. once opened, consume within 2 days and by 'use by date shown. not suitable for home freezing. packaged in a protective atmosphe for mor strict we about our quality standards via descopic.com recycling tray recycle film don't recycle at home recycle at large supermarket nutr dec energ fat of wh carb of wh fibre prote salt pack *refer adult esco stores ltd., welwyn garden city al7 1ga, u.k. esco 90 m
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.
- E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
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.
Among 103 beef
From least to most processed, this one ranks 69th. 49% of the beef here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697390418, last edited 29 April 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.