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Is Culinea Vegetarian Fusilli Bolognese ultra-processed?

350 g Microwave meals Sold in Sweden

Pack of Culinea Vegetarian Fusilli Bolognese

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:

  • 43 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Vatten, krossade tomater 24.6% (tomat, tomatjuice, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra)), pasta 18.5% (majsmjöl, kikärtsmjöl, emulgeringsmedel (mono- och diglycerider av fettsyror fett)), sojaproteinberedning 5.6% (vatten, sojaprotein 1.7%, kornmaltsextrakt), lök, lök (lök, solrosolja), koncentrerad tomatpuré, morötter, hårdost 2.5% (mjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel (lysozym från ägg)), schalottenlök, vitlök, solrosolja, vitt vin, extra jungfruolja, modifierad potatisstärkelse, socker, salt, basilika, paprika, oregano, vitlöks, cayennepeppar, timjan, lagerblad, rosmarin

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Vatten, krossade tomater 24,6% (tomat, tomatjuice, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra)), glutenfri pasta 18,5% (majsmjöl, kikärtsmjöl, emulgeringsmedel (mono - och diglycerider av fettsyror från vegetabiliskt fett)), sojaproteinberedning 5,6% (vatten, sojaprotein 1,7%, kornmaltsextrakt), tärnad lök, förfriterad tärnad lök (lök, solrosolja), koncentrerad tomatpuré, morötter, riven hårdost 2,5% (mjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel (lysozym från ägg)), schalottenlök, vitlök, solrosolja, vitt vin (innehåller sulfiter), extra jungfruolja, modifierad potatisstärkelse, socker, salt, basilika, paprikapulver, oregano, vitlökspulver (innehåller sulfiter), cayennepeppar, torkad timjan, lagerblad, rosmarin

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.

  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
7 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 178th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20774974, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.