Is Tesco Tomato chutney ultra-processed?

300g Fruit chutneys Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Firming agent

22 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed fruit chutneys

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

Sugar (processing marker), Water, Onion, Chopped Tomato 15%, Spirit Vinegar, Tomato Paste 7%, Red Pepper, Cornflour, Carrot, Gherkin (Gherkin, Water, Preservative (processing marker) (Acetic Acid), Salt (processing marker), Firming Agent (ultra-processing marker) (Calcium Chloride)), Salt (processing marker), Mustard Seeds, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Celery Powder

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Sugar, Water, Onion, Chopped Tomato (15%). Spirit Vinegar, Tomato Paste (7%), Red Pepper, Cornflour, Carrot, Gherkin [Gherkin, Water, Preservative (Acetic Acid), Salt, Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride)], Salt, Mustard Seeds, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Celery Powder. 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.

Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.

3 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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 31 fruit chutneys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 29% of the fruit chutneys 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 31 fruit chutneys, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5051008656572, last edited 7 July 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.