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Is Asda Fresh Gnocchi ultra-processed?

500 Potato gnocchi Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Fresh Gnocchi

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed potato gnocchi

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 (Water, Potato Flakes (Potatoes, Turmeric Extract, Stabiliser (Diphosphates), Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite)), Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Potato Starch), Rice Flour, Salt

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Potato Purée [Water, Potato Flakes (Dehydrated Potatoes, Turmeric Extract, Stabiliser (Diphosphates), Preservative Sodium Metabisulphite), Emulsifier (Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids)), Potato Starch], Rice Flour, Salt.

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.

  • E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
3 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 potato gnocchi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 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 5054781531081, last edited 17 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.