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Is Tilda Spicy mexican basmati rice ultra-processed?

Basmati rices Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Tilda Spicy mexican basmati rice

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed basmati rices

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

natural basmati rice-steamed 80%, tomatoes, pinto beans 4%, onions, sunflower oil, tomato paste, smoked papika 0.5%, salt, jalapeno chilli 0.4%, coriander, sugar, oregano, pepper sauce, cumin natural colour (paprika extract), natural flavouring lime peel

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

natural basmati rice-steamed (80%), tomatoes, pinto beans (4%), onions, sunflower oil, tomato paste, smoked papika (0.5%), salt, jalapeno chilli (0.4%), coriander, sugar, oregano, pepper sauce, cumin natural colour (paprika extract), natural flavouring lime peel.

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.

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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 64 basmati rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 54th. 28% of the basmati rices 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 64 basmati rices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011157888187, last edited 31 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.