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Is Aldi Tomato & Mozzarella Gnocchi ultra-processed?

400 g Potato gnocchi Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Aldi Tomato & Mozzarella Gnocchi

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed potatoes and their products

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

potato 79% (water, potato flakes, potato starch), mozzarella cheese 9% (mozzarella cheese, salt), tomato sauce 5% (tomato, acidity regulator (citric acid)), basil 2%, ricotta cheese (ricotta cheese, salt, acidity regulator (lactic acid)), onion, potato flakes, acidity regulator (lactic acid), dried tomato, salt, sunflower oil, preservative (sorbic acid), rice flour, dried oregano, white pepper

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

rehydrated potato purée (79%) (water, potato flakes, potato starch), mozzarella cheese (9%) (mozzarella cheese (milk), salt), tomato sauce (5%) ( tomato, acidity regulator: citric acid), basil (2%), ricotta cheese (ricotta cheese (milk), salt, acidity regulator: lactic acid), onion, potato flakes, acidity regulator: lactic acid, dried tomato, salt, sunflower oil, preservative: sorbic acid, rice flour, dried oregano, white pepper,

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 potato gnocchi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 68% of the potato gnocchi 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 28 potato gnocchi, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600183312, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.