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Is The deli Creamy coleslaw ultra-processed?

600 g Coleslaw Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The deli Creamy coleslaw

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed coleslaw

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

cabbage 47%, free range egg mayonnaise 31% (rapeseed oil, water, sugar, white wine vinegar, free range egg, spirit vinegar, salt, sugar, guar gum, xanthan gum, mustard flour), carrot 16%, double cream 2%, onion 2%, spirit vinegar, salt, potassium sorbate, colour, carotenes

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

cabbage (47%), free range egg mayonnaise (31%) (rapeseed oil, water, sugar, white wine vinegar, pasteurised free range egg, spirit vinegar, salt, sugar, stabilisers: guar gum, xanthan gum, mustard flour), carrot (16%), double cream (2%) (milk), onion (2%), spirit vinegar, salt, preservative: potassium sorbate, colour, carotenes,

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
5 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 40 coleslaw

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 90% of the coleslaw 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 40 coleslaw, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600291383, last edited 12 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.