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Is Bramwells Beef ravioli ultra-processed?

400 g Canned raviolis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Bramwells Beef ravioli

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed canned raviolis

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

reconsituted tomato paste 44%, cooked beef ravioli 43% (water, durum wheat semolina, beef (7%6), wheat flour, egg, salt, palm oil, yeast, pepper, flavouring), water, sugar, modfied maize starch, salt, spirt vinegar, wheat flour, antioxidant (ascorbic acid), rapeseed oil, paprika powder, onion, yeast extract, paprika extract, flavouring

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

reconsituted tomato paste (44%), cooked beef ravioli (43%) (water, durum wheat semolina, beef (7%6), wheat flour, pasteurised egg, salt, palm oil, yeast, pepper, flavouring), water, sugar, modfied maize starch, salt, spirt vinegar, wheat flour, antioxidant: ascorbic acid, rapeseed oil, paprika powder, onion powder, yeast extract, paprika extract, 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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 canned raviolis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 75% of the canned raviolis 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 8 canned raviolis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600136356, last edited 27 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.