Is Dolmio Pasta Bake ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed tomato sauces
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Tomater 74%, lök, grädde (av mjolk), solrosolja (processing marker), socker (processing marker), modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), vit vin, tomatpuré 1%, smörfett (av mjölk), cheddarost (processing marker) (av mjölk), salt (processing marker), basilika, vitvinsvinäger, laktos (ultra-processing marker), Surhetsreglerande medel (mjölksyra), naturlig smaksättning, palmfett, kryddört, krydda, mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), stabiliseringsmedel (xantangummi (ultra-processing marker)), antioxidant (rosmarinextrakt), Ainesosat (tomaatit), sipuli, kerma (maidosta), auringonkukkaöliy, sokeri AROMER
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
Tomater (74%), lök, grädde (av mjolk) (4,0%), solrosolja, socker, modifierad majsstärkelse, vit vin, tomatpuré (1,0%), smörfett (av mjölk), cheddarost (av mjölk), salt, basilika, vitvinsvinäger, laktos, Surhetsreglerande medel (mjölksyra), naturlig smaksättning (innehåller selleri), palmfett, kryddört, krydda, mjölkprotein, stabiliseringsmedel (xantangummi), antioxidant (rosmarinextrakt), Ainesosat: tomaatit (74%), sipuli, kerma (maidosta) (4,0%), auringonkukkaöliy, sokeri AROMER
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.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Among 444 tomato sauces
From least to most processed, this one ranks 439th. 40% of the tomato sauces here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4002359012181, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.