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Is Dolmio Meatballs Fusilli ultra-processed?

Pasta dishes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Dolmio Meatballs Fusilli

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cooked fusilli pasta 73% (water, durum wheat semolina, barn eggs 5.1%), beef meatballs 12% (beef, rehydrated wheat protein (wheat protein, wheat flour), onion, salt, herb, spice), concentrated tomato-based preparation 10%, tomato paste 1%, sunflower oil, natural flavouring, fried onion (onion, sunflower oil), spices, yeast extract, rice starch, basil, salt, natural turmeric flavouring, Cooked egg pasta with meatballs, tomato sauce, THE N CLASSI COUN MICR INSTR Squeeze the

As written on the pack

Cooked fusilli pasta (73%) (water, durum wheat semolina, barn eggs (5.1%)), cooked beef meatballs (12%) (beef, rehydrated wheat protein (wheat protein, wheat flour), onion, salt, herb, spice), concentrated tomato-based preparation (10%), double concentrated tomato paste (1.0%), sunflower oil, natural flavouring, fried onion (onion, sunflower oil), spices, yeast extract, rice starch, basil, salt, natural turmeric flavouring. May contain: celery, milk, soya. Cooked egg pasta with meatballs and tomato sauce. THE N CLASSI COUN MICR INSTR Squeeze the

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 543 pasta dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 181st. 73% of the pasta dishes 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4002359021831, last edited 20 September 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.