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Is Waitrose Egg Fried Rice ultra-processed?

Fried rice Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose Egg Fried Rice

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed fried rice

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

long grain rice 84%, free range scrambled egg 9% (whole egg, water, cornflour, salt, lemon juice), sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, onion, flavouring, chives, lime juice, onion powder, garlic powder, yeast extract powder, smoked flavouring, salt, ginger powder, black pepper

As written on the pack

Cooked long grain rice (84%), free range scrambled egg (9%) (whole egg (free range), water, cornflour, salt, lemon juice), sunflower oil and/or rapeseed oil, onion, flavouring, chives, lime juice, onion powder, garlic powder, yeast extract powder, smoked flavouring, salt, ginger powder, black pepper

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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 10 fried rice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 80% of the fried rice 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 10 fried rice, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169547779, last edited 23 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.