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Is Waitrose no.1 Baba Ganoush ultra-processed?

Plant-based spreads Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed plant-based spreads

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

Aubergine 63%, tahini 10% (sesame seed paste), sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, cooked chickpeas (chickpeas, water), extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice from concentrate, salt, corn starch, garlic, acidity regulator (citric acid), antioxidant (ascorbic acid), sumac, preservative (sorbic acid)

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Aubergine (63%), tahini (10%) (sesame seed paste), sunflower oil, oak smoked rapeseed oil, cooked chickpeas (chickpeas, water), extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice from concentrate, salt, corn starch, garlic, acidity regulator (citric acid), antioxidant (ascorbic acid), sumac, preservative (sorbic acid)

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,375 plant-based spreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 659th. 51% of the plant-based spreads 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 1,375 plant-based spreads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063210047697, last edited 20 February 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.