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Is Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Bake ultra-processed?

Pasta sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Bake

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, sunflower oil, fresh cream (from milk), 4 6 modified maize starch, sugar, cheddar cheese, from milk 15% butter fat (from milk), natural flavouring, acidity regulator (lactic acid), palm fat, broth (sugar, flavouring, yeast extract, dried glucose syrup, salt, coconut fat, sunflower oil, smoke flavouring, milk protein), garlic, milk proteins, lactose, stabiliser (ranthan gum), salt, fat (palm fat, lactose, milk protein), spices, emulsifiers (polyphosphates, orthophosphates), antioxidant (rosemary extract), dolmio believes in the value of sharing a meal fogether, this enjoy this indulgent meal as part of a balanced weekly souce helps you diet, for healthy create a classic, recipe inspiration golden pasta bake, visit dolmio, com

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E452 Polyphosphates

As written on the pack

water, sunflower oil, fresh cream (from milk) (4 6 modified maize starch, sugar, cheddar cheese (from milk 15% butter fat (from milk) (1,2%), natural flavouring (contains celery acidity regulator (lactic acid), palm fat, broth powder (sugar, flavouring, yeast extract, dried glucose syrup, salt, coconut fat, sunflower oil, smoke flavouring, milk protein), garlic, milk proteins, lactose, stabiliser (ranthan gum), salt, fat powder (palm fat , lactose, milk protein), spices, emulsifiers (polyphosphates, orthophosphates), antioxidant (rosemary extract), dolmio believes in the value of sharing a meal fogether, this enjoy this indulgent meal as part of a balanced weekly souce helps you diet, for healthy create a classic, recipe inspiration golden pasta bake, visit dolmio,com

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.

  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • 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 317 pasta sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 311th. 49% of the pasta sauces 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 317 pasta sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4002359648267, last edited 27 March 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.