Is Tescos Root & Soul Courgette & Camilo Nero with creamy white wine braised lentils ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 17 ingredients
- No additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Courgette 53%, Cavolo Nero 10%, Green Lentils, Onion, Single Cream, Water, Feta Cheese (processing marker), White Wine, Rapeseed Oil, Crème Fraîche, Garlic Purée, Parsley, Salt (processing marker), Cornflour, Lemon Zest, Mint, Cracked Black Pepper
As written on the pack
Courgette (53%), Cavolo Nero (10%), Green Lentils, Onion, Single Cream (Milk), Water, Feta Cheese (Milk) (3%), White Wine, Rapeseed Oil, Crème Fraîche (Milk), Garlic Purée, Parsley, Salt, Cornflour, Lemon Zest, Mint, Cracked Black Pepper.
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
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.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 8 ready to eat combination meals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 50% of the ready to eat combination meals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697691379, last edited 27 March 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.