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Is asda tomato and basil ultra-processed?

Tomato sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of asda tomato and basil

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed tomato 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 60%, tomato puree 78%, water sunflower oil, basil (28), modifer malze starch, garlic puree, sugar olive oil, salt, concentrated lemon black pepper, juice, yeast extract, acidity regulator (citric acid), flavouring no artificial colours, flavours how to prepare stir one pot of sauce through a and hydrogenated fat freshly cooked hot pasta do not reheat we have given you these

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

tomato (60%), tomato puree concentrate (78%), water sunflower oil, basil (28) modifer malze starch, garlic puree, sugar olive oil, salt, concentrated lemon black pepper. juice, yeast extract, acidity regulator (citric acid), flavouring no artificial colours, flavours how to prepare stir one pot of sauce through a or hydrogenated fat freshly cooked hot pasta do not reheat we have given you these

What makes it processed

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 444 tomato sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 256th. 40% of the tomato 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 444 tomato sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063089004166, last edited 1 June 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.