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Is Baresa Green Pesto with Basil ultra-processed?

190g Green pestos Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Baresa Green Pesto with Basil

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed green pestos

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

Sunflower Oil 38%, Basil 36%, Cashew Nuts 6.5%, Grana Padano P.D.O 6% (Milk, Egg Lysozyme), Pecorino Romano P.D.O 2% (Sheep's Milk), Sugar, Pine Nuts 1.5%, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1%, Potato Flakes (Potatoes, mono- and Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Lactic Acid, Natural Basil Flavouring

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme , E270 Lactic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

38% Sunflower Oil, 36% Basil, 6.5% Cashew Nuts, 6% Grana Padano P.D.O. (Milk, Preservative: Egg Lysozyme), 2% Pecorino Romano P.D.O. (Sheep's Milk), Sugar, 1.5% Pine Nuts, Salt, 1% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Potato Flakes (Potatoes, Emulsifier: Mono-And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Natural Basil 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.

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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 79 green pestos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 67th. 49% of the green pestos 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 79 green pestos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489559795, last edited 17 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.