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Is Coop Pesto alla Genovese ultra-processed?

190 g Green pestos Sold in Sweden

Pack of Coop Pesto alla Genovese

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
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed green pestos

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

Basilika 40%, solrosolja, cashewnötter, Grana Padano, Pecorino-ost (bland annat konserveringsmedel (e1105 från ägg)), vatten, potatisflingor (potatis, emulgeringsmedel (e471), stabiliseringsmedel (e450), antioxidant (e223 natriumdisulfit, e304), kryddor), salt, socker, pinjekärnor, extra jungfruolivolja, växtfibrer, surhetsreglerande medel (e270), vitlöks, arom

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme , E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Basilika 40%, solrosolja, cashewnötter, Grana Padano och Pecorino-ost (bl.a. konserveringsmedel (E 1105 från ägg)), vatten, potatisflingor (potatis, emulgeringsmedel (E 471), stabiliseringsmedel (E 450), antioxidant (E 223 natriumdisulfit, E 304), kryddor), salt, socker, pinjekärnor, extra jungfruolivolja, växtfibrer, surhetsreglerande medel (E 270), vitlökspulver, arom.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 79 green pestos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 79th. 49% of the green pestos 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 79 green pestos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340011438984, last edited 2 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.