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Is Cucina Pesto Basil ultra-processed?

190 g Green pestos Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Cucina Pesto Basil

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

basil 46%, Sunflower Seed Oil, grana padano cheese 5% (Grana Padano Cheese, Lysozyme), cashew nuts 5%, Glucose, Salt, Potato Flakes (Potato, Paprika, Turmeric), Lactic Acid, Pine Nuts, pecorino romano cheese, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

BASIL (46%), Sunflower Seed Oil, GRANA PADANO PDO CHEESE (5%) (Grana Padano Cheese (Milk), Lysozyme (Egg)), CASHEW NUTS (5%), Glucose, Salt, Potato Flakes (Potato, Paprika, Turmeric), Lactic Acid, Pine Nuts, PECORINO ROMANO PDO CHEESE (MILK) (0.5%), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 54th. 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 4088600074948, last edited 8 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.