Is Uncle Bens Cajun Spiced Rice ultra-processed?

220g Vegetables from Spain Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

10 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetables from Spain

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

Parboiled Long Grain Rice 91%, Tomato Paste, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Spices (Paprika Powder, Chilli), Onion Powder, Dried Garlic, Salt (processing marker), Herbs

As written on the pack

Steamed Parboiled Long Grain Rice (91%), Double Concentrated Tomato Paste, Sunflower Oil, Spices (Paprika Powder, Chilli Powder), Onion Powder, Dried Garlic, Salt, Herbs

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 37 vegetables from Spain

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 49% of the vegetables from Spain 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 37 vegetables from Spain, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010034014312, last edited 1 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.