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Is Veggie Menu 2 Spicy Butternut Squash & Chipotle Feta Bakes ultra-processed?

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Pack of Veggie Menu 2 Spicy Butternut Squash & Chipotle Feta Bakes

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:

  • 34 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

butternut squash 18%, Red Peppers, Courgettes, Kale, Red Onions, Sweetcorn, Potato Flakes, feta cheese 5% (Sheep's Milk, Goat's Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Giant Couscous (Wheat), Garlic, Green Jalapeño Chilli, Pea Fibre, Sundried Tomatoes, Salt, Sugar, Water, Yeast Extract, Stabiliser (Methyl Cellulose), Smoked Paprika, Molasses, Red Pepper, White Wine Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Jalapeño Chilli, Chipotle Chilli, Sunflower Oil, Garlic Oil, Onion Oil, BESTE STORA Food F Star M Frozer Comp of Ref

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

BUTTERNUT SQUASH (18%), Grilled Red Peppers, Courgettes, Kale, Red Onions, Sweetcorn, Potato Flakes, FETA CHEESE (5%) (Sheep's Milk, Goat's Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Giant Couscous (Wheat), Garlic, Green Jalapeño Chilli, Pea Fibre, Sundried Tomatoes, Salt, Sugar, Water, Yeast Extract, Stabiliser: Methyl Cellulose; Smoked Paprika, Molasses, Red Pepper Juice, White Wine Vinegar, Tomato Paste, Jalapeño Chilli Powder, Chipotle Chilli, Sunflower Oil, Garlic Oil, Onion Oil. BESTE STORA Food F Star M Frozer Comp of Ref

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.

  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061464942035, last edited 3 May 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.