Is Waitrose & Partners BEETROOT in a sweet chilli marinade ultra-processed?

180grams Beetroot 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
Sugar
Vegetable oil

10 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed beetroot

Cocktail Sweet Chilli Beetroot Marks & Spencers 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Cooked Beetroot in Natural Juice Greens 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Beetroot, pickled M&S Foods 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Cooked beetroot in natural juices Love Beets 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

Beetroot 99%, Love Beets, sweet chilli marinade (contains (white wine vinegar), sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), extra virgin olive oil (processing marker), chilli), en refrigerated

As written on the pack

Beetroot (99%), Love Beets (TM) sweet chilli marinade (contains: white wine vinegar, sugar, salt, extra virgin olive oil, chilli extract) en refrigerated

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 beetroot

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 0% of the beetroot 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 16 beetroot, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169076347, last edited 19 April 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.