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Is Cucina Pesto sun-dried tomato ultra-processed?

190g Red pestos Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Cucina Pesto sun-dried tomato

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed sauces

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

Tomato Purée, Sunflower Seed Oil, basil 11%, sun-dried tomato 4%, red pepper 4%, grana padano cheese 2%, Grana Padano Cheese, Lysozyme, Carrot, pecorino romano cheese 1%, Lactic Acid, Pine Nuts, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Powder, Salt, Antioxidant

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme , E220 Sulphur dioxide , E270 Lactic acid

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E220 Sulphur dioxide.

As written on the pack

Tomato Purée, Sunflower Seed Oil, BASIL (11%), SUN-DRIED TOMATO (4%) (contains Sulphites), RED PEPPER (4%) (contains Sulphites CASHEW NUT (2%), GRANA PADANO PDO CHEESE (2%), Grana Padano Cheese (Milk), Preservative: Lysozyme (Egg), Carrot, PECORINO ROMANO PDO CHEESE (1%) (Milk) Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Pine Nuts, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Powder, Salt, Antioxidant: Sulphur Dioxide

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.
  • 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.

  • E220 Sulphur dioxide Sulphur dioxide is a preservative and antioxidant used in dried fruit, wine and some drinks.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 red pestos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 42% of the red 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 26 red pestos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600074955, last edited 4 October 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.