Is Aldi Sun-dried tomato sauce ultra-processed?

340g Pasta sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed pasta sauces

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

tomato pulp 51%, tomato puree 26%, olive oil 5% garlic puree 5%, sun-dried tomatoes 5%, Tomatoes, Salt BASIL 3.5%, Sugar (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), warning (Safety button pops when seal is broken), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), preservatives (processing marker)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

TOMATO PULP (51%), TOMATO PUREE (26%), OLIVE OIL 5% GARLIC PUREE (5%), SUN-DRIED TOMATOES (5%) (Tomatoes, Salt BASIL (3.5%), Sugar, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid. DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegetarians. WARNING: Safety button pops when seal is broken. 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.

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 317 pasta sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 185th. 49% of the pasta sauces 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 317 pasta sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061459753080, last edited 12 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.