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Is Bol One Pot Meal Bolognese ultra-processed?

Pasta dishes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Bol One Pot Meal Bolognese

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed pasta dishes

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

Water, Tomatoes, Green Lentils 10%, Carrots 4%, Tomato Paste, Red Lentils 3%, Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina), Spinach 2%, Onions, Mushrooms 2%, Nduja (Red Peppers, Coconut Oil, Haricot Beans, Chilli Peppers, Paprika, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Wine Vinegar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Black Pepper, Lemon juice), Garlic Purée, Vegetable Stock (Stock (Water, Carrots, Onions, Leeks, Herbs), Vegetable Concentrates (Carrots, Mushrooms, Leeks, Onions), Salt, Tomato Paste, Herb Extract), Chicory Fibre, Smoked Paprika, Salt, Basil, Parsley, Oregano

As written on the pack

Water, Tomatoes, Green Lentils (10%), Carrots (4%), Tomato Paste, Red Lentils (3%), Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina), Spinach (2%), Onions, Mushrooms (2%), Vegan 'Nduja (Red Peppers, Coconut Oil, Haricot Beans, Chilli Peppers, Paprika, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Wine Vinegar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Black Pepper, Lemon juice), Garlic Purée, Vegetable Stock (Stock (Water, Carrots, Onions, Leeks, Herbs), Vegetable Concentrates (Carrots, Mushrooms, Leeks, Onions), Salt, Tomato Paste, Herb Extract)), Chicory Fibre, Smoked Paprika, Salt, Basil, Parsley, Oregano.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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 544 pasta dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 200th. 72% of the pasta dishes 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 544 pasta dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430293040, last edited 18 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.