Is Co Op Slow Cooked Brasato & Bechamel Ravioli ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 38 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Ingredients Wheat Flour, Liquid Egg 11%, Béchamel Sauce (processing marker) 10%, Milk, Water, Butter (processing marker), Wheat Flour, Corn Starch (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Nutmeg, Cream, Beef 7%, Pork 7%, Durum Wheat Semolina, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Salt (processing marker), Yeast), Red Wine, Hard Cheese (processing marker) 4%, Tomato Pulp (Tomato, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Corn Starch (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Butter (processing marker), Lactose (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Rice Flour, Onion, Carrot, Oregano, Garlic, Sage, Rosemary, Black Pepper
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Ingredients Wheat Flour, Pasteurised Liquid Egg (11%), Béchamel Sauce (10% (Milk, Water, Butter (Milk), Wheat Flour, Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Nutmeg), Cream (Milk), Beef (7%), Pork (7%), Durum Wheat Semolina, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Salt, Yeast), Red Wine (4% Hard Grated Cheese (Milk), Tomato Pulp (Tomato, Acidity Regulator (Citric acid)), Corn Starch, Sunflower Oil, Butter (Milk) Lactose (Milk), Salt, Rice Flour, Onion, Carrot, Oregano Extract, Garlic, Sage, Rosemary, Black Pepper.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
8 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.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 544 pasta dishes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 222nd. 72% of the pasta dishes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000129359879, last edited 4 June 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.