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Is Worldwide Foods Wholegrain Rice & Quinoa ultra-processed?

250g Quinoa Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Worldwide Foods Wholegrain Rice & Quinoa

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed quinoa

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

Brown Rice 85% (water, brown rice), red quinoa 12% (water, red quinoa), sunflower oil, onion, salt, garlic, stabiliser (guar gum), flavouring, turmeric powder

Additives: E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Cooked Wholegrain Brown Rice 85%(water, wholegrain brown rice), cooked red quinoa 12%(water, red quinoa), sunflower oil, onion powder, salt, garlic powder, stabiliser(guar gum), flavouring, turmeric powder

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.
2 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 quinoa

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 17% of the quinoa 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 35 quinoa, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600165417, last edited 27 March 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.