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Is Aldi specially selected Spinich and pine nut pasta ultra-processed?

215 g Pasta salads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi specially selected Spinich and pine nut pasta

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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 fusilli pasta 69% (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Basil Infused Oil (Sunflower Oil, Basil), Rapeseed Oil, Basil, regato cheese, White Wine Vinegar, spinach 2.5%, pecorino cheese, Water, Lemon Juice, pine nuts 1%, Salt, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Sunflower Oil, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Mustard Flour, Potassium Sorbate, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Ascorbic Acid, Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Mustard Husk, Pimentos, Turmeric, Flavouring

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

COOKED FUSILLI PASTA (69%) (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Basil Infused Oil (Sunflower Oil, Basil), Rapeseed Oil, Basil, REGATO CHEESE (MILK) (2.5%), White Wine Vinegar, SPINACH (2.5%), PECORINO CHEESE (MILK) (2.5%), Water, Lemon Juice, PINE NUTS (1%), Salt, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Sunflower Oil, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Mustard Flour, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Concentrated Lemon Juice, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Ground Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Mustard Husk, Ground Pimentos, Ground Turmeric, Flavouring.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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.
  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 pasta salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 60% of the pasta salads 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 42 pasta salads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600132310, last edited 29 September 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.