Is Dolmio Tomato and Basil Meatball sauce ultra-processed?

500g Tomato sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

16 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed tomato sauces

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

tomatoes 80%, tomato paste 13%, onions, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), basil 0.4%, garlic, acidity regulator (citric acid), parsley, herbs, spices, dolmio believes in the value of sharing a meal together, why not try adding your this sauce helps you family's favourite create a delicious veg, and chilli to spice and wholesome meal that can be things up? for healthy recipe inspiration visit dolmio, com enjoyed any day of the week

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

tomatoes (80%), tomato paste (13%), onions, sugar, salt, basil (0,4%), garlic, acidity regulator (citric acid), parsley, herbs, spices, dolmio believes in the value of sharing a meal together, why not try adding your this sauce helps you family's favourite create a delicious veg, or chilli to spice and wholesome meal that can be things up? for healthy recipe inspiration visit dolmio,com enjoyed any day of the week,

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 442 tomato sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 255th. 40% of the tomato 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 442 tomato sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4002359664359, last edited 25 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.