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Is Aldi Aioli with pesto ultra-processed?

150 g Aiolis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Aioli with pesto

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed aiolis

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

mayonnaise 82% (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Egg, Maize Starch, Sugar, Salt, Citrus Fibre, Rice Starch, Egg White, Sucrose, Potato Fibre), basil in oil 3.5% (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Carbonates)), garlic purée 3.5%, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Water, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Parsley, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Pine Nuts, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

MAYONNAISE (82%) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Dried Egg, Maize Starch, Sugar, Salt, Citrus Fibre, Rice Starch, Dried Egg White, Sucrose, Potato Fibre), BASIL IN OIL (3.5%) (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Carbonates), ROASTED GARLIC PURÉE (3.5%), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Water, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Parsley, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Pine Nuts, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
7 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 17 aiolis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 59% of the aiolis 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 17 aiolis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600559018, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.