Is Waitrose Chickpea spinach quinoa ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 18 ingredients
- No additives
Less processed lettuces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Chickpeas 46%, green lentils (water, green lentils), black quinoa 7% (water, black quinoa), onion, spinach 5%, sunflower oil (processing marker), mint, water, salt (processing marker), rapeseed oil, black pepper, lemon, ginger, garlic
As written on the pack
Chickpeas (46%), green lentils (water, green lentils), black quinoa (7%) (water, black quinoa), onion, spinach (5%), sunflower oil, mint, water, salt, rapeseed oil, black pepper, lemon, ginger, garlic
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.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 22 lettuces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 41% of the lettuces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169467800, 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.
- 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.