Is EAD Deluxe SHALLOT & RED WINE PASTA SAUCE CIOUS PA ultra-processed?

350g Pasta sauces Sold in Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Modified starch

18 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed pasta 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 59%, Tomato Paste 11%, Tomato Purée 8%, Cherry Tomatoes 6%, Red Wine 3%, Shallots 3%, Sugar (processing marker), Onions, Modified Maize Starch (ultra-processing marker), Garlic Purée, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt (processing marker), Spices, Basil, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid, Hutrition Information Typical values per), Energy 192k

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

59% Tomatoes, 11% Tomato Paste, 8% Tomato Purée, 6% Cherry Tomatoes, 3% Red Wine, 3% Shallots, Sugar, Onions, Modified Maize Starch, Garlic Purée, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt, Spices, Basil, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid. Hutrition Information Typical values per 100g: Energy 192k]/

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.

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.

3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 317 pasta sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 216th. 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 4056489422068, last edited 2 May 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.