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Is Co-op Mozzarella Tomato & Basil Pasta Bowl ultra-processed?

197 g Pasta salads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Co-op Mozzarella Tomato & Basil Pasta Bowl

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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cooked Dressed Pasta 56% (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Rapeseed Oil), Mozzarella, Basil Pesto Dressing 15%, Basil Pesto (Basil Paste (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt), Sunflower Oil, Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Garlic, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Water, Basil, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Oregano, Garlic Purée, Black Pepper, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cornflour, Marinated Slow Roasted Tomatoes 8% (Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Dried Oregano), Spinach 5%

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Cooked Dressed Pasta (56%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Rapeseed Oil), Vegetarian Mozzarella (Milk) (17%), Basil Pesto Dressing (15%) (Vegetarian Basil Pesto (Basil Paste (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt), Sunflower Oil, Vegetarian Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Garlic, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Water, Basil, Rapeseed Oil, Spinach, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Oregano, Garlic Purée, Black Pepper, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cornflour), Marinated Slow Roasted Tomatoes (8%) (Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Dried Oregano), Spinach (5%)

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.

  • 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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 pasta salads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 60% of the pasta salads 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 pasta salads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128834810, last edited 16 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.