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Is Waitrose Freekeh, Black Rice & Chickpeas ultra-processed?

300g Dried fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose Freekeh, Black Rice & Chickpeas

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 28 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed dried fruits

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

freekeh 25% (water, freekeh wheat), Pearl barley (Pearl barley, water), black rice 21% (water, black rice), chickpeas 10%, spinach, cranberries (sugar, cranberries, water), rapeseed oil, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, sumac, garlic puree, salt, mint, water, cumin, coriander, black pepper, cinnamon

As written on the pack

freekeh (25%) (water, freekeh wheat), Pearl barley (Pearl barley, water), black rice (21%) (water, black rice), chickpeas (10%), spinach, sweetened cranberries (sugar, cranberries, water), rapeseed oil, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, sumac, garlic puree, salt, mint, water, cumin, coriander, black pepper, cinnamon

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 399 dried fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 231st. 16% of the dried fruits 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 399 dried fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169603185, 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.
  • 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.