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Red pestos, from least to most processed

We track 26 red pestos, 42% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Sun dried dried tomato pesto.

What makes red pestos ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of red pestos that contain each:

Processed food (15)

  1. 1 Sun dried dried tomato pesto Filippo Berio · 190 g 3
  2. 2 Red Chilli Pesto With Tomato Waitrose 3
  3. 3 Pesto aubergine & Parmesan 3
  4. 4 Sun dried tomato pesto Belazu · 165g e 3
  5. 5 Organic Vegetarian Pesto Tomato Saclà · 190 g 3
  6. 6 Tesco Red Pesto 190G Tesco · 190 g 3
  7. 7 Red Pesto Morrisons · 190 g 3
  8. 8 Ekologisk Pesto Rosso Garant · 190 g 3
  9. 9 Sun-dried tomato pesto Saclà 3
  10. 10 Tomato and chilli pesto Tesco · 190 g 3
  11. 11 Red pesto with sun-dried tomatoes Lidl · 190g 3
  12. 12 Pesto Rosso Specially Selected · 190 g 3
  13. 13 Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato Saclà · 190g 3
  14. 14 Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Rosso Deluxe · 190 g 3
  15. 15 Pesto sun-dried tomato Cucina · 190g 3

Ultra-processed food (11)

  1. 16 Pesto Rosso Sacla · 190g 4
  2. 17 The Best red pesto Morrisons · 190 g 4
  3. 18 pesto rosso con tofu Garant · 200 g 4
  4. 19 Tesco Freefrom Red pesto Tesco · 190 g 4
  5. 20 Sundried Tomato Pesto TESCO finest 4
  6. 21 Red Pesto Sainsbury's · 190g 4
  7. 22 Italian Red Pesto Co-op · 190g 4
  8. 23 Tomato & Ricotta Pesto Filippo Berio · 190g 4
  9. 24 Barilla pesto rosso ALDI Barilla · 200 g 4
  10. 25 chilli pesto Sainsburys 4
  11. 26 Red Pesto Asda · 190 g 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.