Is Charlie Bigham's Charlie Bingham Lasagne ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 76 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Milk, tomatoes, egg pasta (durum wheat semolina, water, free range egg), British beef 10%, white wine, Cheddar cheese (processing marker), smoked bacon 6% (pork, salt (processing marker), potassium nitrate (processing marker), sodium nitrate (processing marker), sodium nitrite (processing marker), sodium ascorbate), British pork 6%, onions, tomato purée, cream, carrots, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), celery, rapeseed oil, butter (processing marker), balsamic vinegar of Modena (wine vinegar, concentrated grape must), chicken liver, cornflour, beef stock (yeast extract, water, beef bone stock, salt (processing marker), molasses (processing marker), tomato purée, dried onions, sunflower oil (processing marker), black pepper), garlic purée, oregano, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), parsley, black pepper, ground nutmeg, star anise, white pepper, Secret ingredient (obsession, Don't worry), this is part of the traditional curing method of smoked bacon, warning (Although we do our very best to take out all the bones), some may remain, allergens, including cereals containing gluten, storage (Refrigerate below 5°C, Best cooked from fresh, If freezing), do so before use by date and eat within one month, Defrost thoroughly before cooking, For use by date, see top of pack, how to prepare at home (T Pre-heat oven, Remove the film but leave NUTRITION), Typical values as sold, Energy Fat
Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E251 Sodium nitrate , E252 Potassium nitrate , E301 Sodium ascorbate
As written on the pack
Milk, tomatoes, egg pasta (durum wheat semolina, water, free range egg), British beef (10%), white wine, Cheddar cheese (milk), smoked bacon (6%) (pork, salt, preservatives: potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite*, antioxidant: sodium ascorbate), British pork (6%), onions, tomato purée, cream (milk), carrots, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), celery, rapeseed oil, butter (milk), balsamic vinegar of Modena (wine vinegar, concentrated grape must), chicken liver, cornflour, beef stock (yeast extract, water, beef bone stock, salt, molasses, tomato purée, dried onions, sunflower oil, black pepper), garlic purée, oregano, salt, sugar, parsley, black pepper, ground nutmeg, ground star anise, white pepper. Secret ingredient: obsession. *Don't worry, this is part of the traditional curing method of smoked bacon. WARNING: Although we do our very best to take out all the bones, some may remain. ALLERGENS: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May contain peanuts, nuts, sesame, soya and mustard. STORAGE: Refrigerate below 5°C. Best cooked from fresh. *If freezing, do so before use by date and eat within one month. Defrost thoroughly before cooking. For use by date, see top of pack. HOW TO PREPARE AT HOME: T Pre-heat oven. Remove the film but leave NUTRITION: Typical values as sold. Energy Fat (
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Preservation and traditional processing
Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.
- E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- E251 Sodium nitrate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- E252 Potassium nitrate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 66 prepared lasagne
From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 70% of the prepared lasagne here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5033665206864, 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.