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Is Worldwide foods good grains ultra-processed?

Seeds Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Worldwide foods good grains

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed seeds

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

cooked wheat berries (67, Water, Wheat Berry), red quinoa 8% (Water, Red Quinnal), Nellow Peppers, Onion, Tomato Paste, Red Peppers, Sundried Tomato Paste Tomato Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Sugar, Tomato, Onion, Water, Black Pepper Flavouring, Rosemary, Sundried Tomatoes Sundried Tomato, Salt, black olives 2%, green olmes %, Olive Oil, Colour Paprika Extract Onion Powder, Garlic Powder Stabiliser Guar Gum, Parsley, Salt, Preservative femus Quconate

Additives: E412 Guar gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E412 Guar gum.

As written on the pack

COOKED WHEAT BERRIES (67) (Water, Wheat Berry), COOKED RED QUINOA (8%) (Water, Red Quinnal), Nellow Peppers, Onion, Tomato Paste, Red Peppers, Sundried Tomato Paste Tomato Purée, White Wine Vinegar, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Sugar, Sun-Dried Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Water, Black Pepper Flavouring, Rosemary), Sundried Tomatoes Sundried Tomato, Salt), BLACK OLIVES (2%), GREEN OLMES %), Olive Oil, Colour Paprika Extract Onion Powder, Garlic Powder Stabiliser Guar Gum; Dried Parsley, Salt, Preservative femus Quconate

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.
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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,083 seeds

From least to most processed, this one ranks 901st. 27% of the seeds 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 1,083 seeds, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061463401052, last edited 1 October 2024), 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.