Is Uncle Ben’d Vegetable Pilau ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 15 ingredients
- 1 additive
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
parboiled long grain rice 81%, carrot 5.7%, red pepper 5.7%, sunflower oil (processing marker), spinach, onion, salt (processing marker), coriander, spices, yeast extract, cumin seeds, garlic, acid (citric acid), curry
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Steamed parboiled long grain rice (81%), carrot (5.7%), red pepper (5.7%), sunflower oil, spinach (rehydrated), onion powder, salt, coriander, spices, yeast extract, cumin seeds, garlic powder, acid (citric acid), curry powder.
What makes it processed
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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010034013827, 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.