Is Twistd Flavour Co East Indian spices cous cous ultra-processed?

Durum wheat semolinas for couscous Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Maltodextrin

18 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed durum wheat semolinas for couscous

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

Cous Cous (Durum WHEAT Semolina), Onion, Carrot, Sunflower Seeds, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker) (contain WHEAT), Tomato, Palm Oil, Salt (processing marker), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Herbs (Parsiey, Coriander), Carrot Powder, Garlic, Onion, Chilli

As written on the pack

Dried Cous Cous (Durum WHEAT Semolina), Onion, Carrot, Sunflower Seeds, Natural Flavourings (contain WHEAT), Tomato, Palm Oil, Salt, Maltodextrin, Dried Herbs (Parsiey, Coriander), Carrot Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Chilli Powder

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 25 durum wheat semolinas for couscous

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 36% of the durum wheat semolinas for couscous 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 25 durum wheat semolinas for couscous, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5050665043886, 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.
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.