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Is Belazu Balsamic Sun-Dried Tomato Paste ultra-processed?

130g Dried tomatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Belazu Balsamic Sun-Dried Tomato Paste

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed dried tomatoes

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

Rehydrated Mediterranean Sun-Dried Tomatoes 36%, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil in Varying Proportions), Tomato Paste, Onions, Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 7% (Wine Vinegar, Cooked Grape Must), Garlic Puree, Sweet Paprika, Cumin, Black Pepper, Grape Vinegar

As written on the pack

Rehydrated Mediterranean Sun-Dried Tomatoes (36%), Vegetable Oils (Sunflower Oil and Rapeseed Oil in Varying Proportions), Tomato Paste, Onions, Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (7%) (Wine Vinegar, Cooked Grape Must) (SULPHITES), Garlic Puree, Sweet Paprika, Cumin, Black Pepper, Grape Vinegar.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 dried tomatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 2% of the dried tomatoes 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 42 dried tomatoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5030343835002, last edited 12 July 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.