Is Tiptree ploughman’s plum chutney ultra-processed?

Chutneys Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E440 Pectins

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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

Victoria Plums 45%, Sugar (processing marker), Apples, Sultanas, Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt (processing marker), Citrus Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Onion Powder, Ginger, Garlic Puree, Star Anise

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Victoria Plums (45%), Sugar, Apples, Sultanas, Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt, Gelling Agent (Citrus Pectin), Onion Powder, Ginger Puree, Garlic Puree, Star Anise

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 56 chutneys

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 41% of the 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 56 chutneys, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0043647813060, last edited 19 September 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.