Is Barilla Tomato & Basil ultra-processed?

24 oz (680 g) Tomato sauces with basil Sold in the United States and Bolivia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed tomato sauces with basil

Tomato Basil Rao's Homemade 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce Simply Nature 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Tomato Basil Marinara Trader Giotto's 12 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Premium Organic Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce Paesana 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

diced tomatoes in tomato juice, tomato purée (water, tomato paste), onions, basil, sea salt (processing marker), garlic, extra virgin olive oil (processing marker), citric acid (acidity regulator), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

DICED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE, TOMATO PURÉE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), ONIONS, BASIL, SEA SALT, GARLIC, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CITRIC ACID (ACIDITY REGULATOR), NATURAL FLAVOR.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 tomato sauces with basil

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 29% of the tomato sauces with basil 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 35 tomato sauces with basil, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0706010112961, last edited 22 August 2024), 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.