Is Tesco Sweet pickledwhoke beetroot ultra-processed?

340g Canned vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Preservative
Salt
Sugar

8 ingredients
No additives

Less processed canned vegetables

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

Whole baby beetroot plekled In sweetened NGREDIENTS Beetroot, Water, Splrit Vinegar, AR Widely Recycled LID Check Locally 340g e221g, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Preservativé (processing marker) (Potasium Sorbate)

As written on the pack

Whole baby beetroot plekled In sweetened NGREDIENTS Beetroot, Water, Splrit Vinegar. AR Widely Recycled LID Check Locally 340g e 221g. Sugar, Salt, Preservativé (Potasium Sorbate).

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 424 canned vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 226th. 25% of the canned vegetables 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 424 canned vegetables, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000119108869, last edited 24 January 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.