Is Worldwide Foods Classic Egg Fried Rice ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed rices
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
long grain rice 84% (water, long grain rice), omelette 8.7% (free range egg 65%, water, cornflour, salt (processing marker), lemon juice, black pepper), onion, sunflower oil (processing marker), onion, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), yeast extract, white sugar (processing marker), stabiliser (guar gum (ultra-processing marker)), chives, garlic, garlic purée, ginger powder, black pepper
Additives: E412 Guar gum
As written on the pack
cooked long grain rice (84%) (water, long grain rice), omelette (8,7%) (pasteurised free range egg (65%), water, cornflour, salt, lemon juice, black pepper), onion, sunflower oil, onion powder, natural flavouring, salt, yeast extract, white sugar, stabiliser: guar gum, chives, garlic powder, garlic purée, 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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 293 rices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 243rd. 35% of the rices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600157955, last edited 15 June 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.