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Is Tesco Stuffed Peppers ultra-processed?

320 g Risottos Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Stuffed Peppers

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed risottos

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

Red Pepper 56%, Risotto Rice 16% (Risotto Rice, Water, Salt), Red Cheddar Cheese (with Colour (Beta Carotene)), Tomato Purée, Onion, Red Pepper, Whole Milk, Single Cream, Sugar, Parsley, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Basil, Salt, Garlic Purée, Smoked Paprika, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Chive, Garlic Purée, Oregano, Chilli, Sundried Tomatoes, Sea Salt, White Pepper, Black Pepper

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene

As written on the pack

Red Pepper (56%), Cooked Risotto Rice (16%) [Risotto Rice, Water, Salt], Red Cheddar Cheese (with Colour: Beta Carotene) (Milk) (6%), Tomato Purée, Onion, Roasted Red Pepper, Whole Milk, Single Cream (Milk), Sugar, Parsley, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Basil, Salt, Garlic Purée, Smoked Paprika, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Chive, Roasted Garlic Purée, Oregano, Chilli Flakes, Sundried Tomatoes, Sea Salt, White Pepper, Black Pepper. Allergy Advice

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
4 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 risottos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 44% of the risottos 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 16 risottos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753934477, last edited 1 August 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.