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Is Carbone Marinara ultra-processed?

24 g Arrabbiata sauces Sold in the United States

Pack of Carbone Marinara

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:

  • 5 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed tomato sauces

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

Imported Italian Tomatoes, Onions, Basil, Sea Salt, Tomato Puree

As written on the pack

Imported Italian Tomatoes, Onions, Basil, Sea Salt, Tomato Puree.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 arrabbiata sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 15% of the arrabbiata sauces 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 13 arrabbiata sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850024735002, last edited 22 August 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.