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Is Worldwide Foods Korean BBQ Rice ultra-processed?

250 g Rice dishes Sold in Ireland

Pack of Worldwide Foods Korean BBQ Rice

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed rice dishes

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

long grain rice 74% (Water, Long Grain Rice), Onions, red pepper 4.5%, tomato 2.5%, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Paste, Tomato Juice, Onion, Water, Ginger, Garlic, Colour (Paprika Extract), Salt, Soy Sauce (Maltodextrin, Salt, Soya Beans, Wheat), Red Bell Pepper, Chilli, Stabiliser, Guar Gum, Coarse Black Pepper, Onion, Tomato, White Wine Vinegar, Cayenne Pepper, Olive Oil, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt), Flavourings, see ingredients in bold DIETARY ADVICE, flavourings, preservatives

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

COOKED LONG GRAIN RICE (74%) (Water, Long Grain Rice), Onions, DICED RED PEPPER (4.5%), TOMATO (2.5%), Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Paste, Tomato Juice, Onion Powder, Water, Ginger Purée, Garlic Powder, Colour: Paprika Extract, Salt, Soy Sauce Powder (Maltodextrin, Salt, Soya Beans, Wheat), Dried Red Bell Pepper, Chilli Powder, Stabiliser. Guar Gum; Coarse Black Pepper, Onion Purée, Tomato Powder, White Wine Vinegar, Ground Cayenne Pepper, Olive Oil, Soy Sauce (Water, Soya Beans, Wheat, Salt), Flavourings. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegans No artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 192 rice dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 168th. 71% of the rice dishes 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 192 rice dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600501895, last edited 2 April 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.