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Is Findus Linguine bolognese ultra-processed?

400 g Bolognese-style pasta Sold in Sweden

Pack of Findus Linguine bolognese

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:

  • 57 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed bolognese-style pasta

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

bolognese 65% (vatten), zucchini 10%, röd paprika 8%, ärtprotein, färs 8% (rehydrerat ärtprotein, vatten, rapsolja, lök, havreprotein, skorpsmula (vetemjöl, jäst, salt), potatisflinga, vetegluten, förtjockningsmedel, salt, äppelcidervinäger, maltextrakt av korn, havremjöl, ärtfiber, grönsaksblandning (purjolök, lök, palsternacka, vitkål, vitlök, morot, tomat), kryddor, morotsjuice), tomatpuré, tomat, olja (raps, solros, olivolja), lök, vitt vin, morot, selleri, kryddörter (bland annat basilika, rosmarin), kryddor (bland annat cayenpeppar), majsstärkelse, salt, vitlök, Kokt pasta 35% (vatten), durumvetemjöl, olja (raps, solrosolja)

Additives: E461 Methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E461 Methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

Vegansk bolognese 65 %: vatten, zucchini 10 %, röd paprika 8 %, ärtprotein - färs 8% (rehydrerat ärtprotein, vatten, rapsolja, lök, havreprotein, skorpsmula [vetemjöl, jäst, salt], potatisflinga, vetegluten, förtjockningsmedel [metylcellulosa], salt, äppelcidervinäger, maltextrakt av korn, havremjöl, ärtfiber, grönsaksblandning [purjolök, lök, palsternacka, vitkål, vitlök, morot, tomat], kryddor, morotsjuicekoncentrat), tomatpuré, krossad tomat, vegetabilisk olja (raps-, solros-, olivolja), lök, vitt vin, morot, selleri, kryddörter (bl a basilika, rosmarin), kryddor (bl a cayenpeppar), majsstärkelse, salt, vitlök. Kokt pasta* 35 %: vatten, durumvetemjöl, vegetabilisk olja (raps-, solrosolja). *Pastan kan innehålla spår av soja och ägg.

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.

  • E461 Methyl cellulose 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.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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 13 bolognese-style pasta

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 77% of the bolognese-style pasta 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 13 bolognese-style pasta, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310500183572, 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.