Is Cucina Vegetable ravioli ultra-processed?

250g Ravioli with vegetables Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Firming agent

34 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed ravioli with vegetables

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

Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Tomato Concentrate, crushed tomatoes 7%, Tomato, Tomato Juice, Acid (Citric Acid), Firming Agent (ultra-processing marker) (Calcium Chloride), Onion, pepper 3.5%, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), aubergines 2%, courgettes 2%, Carrot, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Water, Salt (processing marker), Yeast), Salt (processing marker), Onion, Sugar (processing marker), Tomato, Basil, Garlic, Oregano, Black Pepper, Laurel, Thyme, Rosemary, Ginger Powder, Nutmeg

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Tomato Concentrate, CRUSHED TOMATOES (7%) Tomato, Tomato Juice, Acid: Citric Acid; Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride), Onion, PEPPER (3.5%), Sunflower Oil, AUBERGINES (2%), COURGETTES (2%), Carrot, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast), Salt, Onion Powder, Sugar, Tomato, Basil, Garlic, Oregano, Ground Black Pepper, Laurel, Thyme, Rosemary, Ginger Powder, Nutmeg Powder. ALLERGY ADVICE:

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.

Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.

4 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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 ravioli with vegetables

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 78% of the ravioli with vegetables 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 9 ravioli with vegetables, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061461240905, last edited 13 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.