Is Waitrose Vegetables ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 20 ingredients
- No additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Courgette, borlotti beans, red onion, red peppers, cavolo nero kale, feta cheese (processing marker) (sheep's milk, goat's milk), rapeseed oil, lemon juice, sugar (processing marker), white wine vinegar, oregano, salt (processing marker), garlic purée, parsley, concentrated lemon juice, lemon oil, lemon zest, black pepper
As written on the pack
Courgette, borlotti beans, red onion, chargrilled red peppers, cavolo nero kale, feta cheese (sheep's milk, goat's milk), rapeseed oil, lemon juice, sugar, white wine vinegar, oregano, salt, garlic purée, parsley, concentrated lemon juice, lemon oil, lemon zest, black pepper
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
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 224 prepared salads
From least to most processed, this one ranks 34th. 60% of the prepared salads here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063210018376, last edited 20 May 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.