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Is Gia Sun Dried Tomato Puree with Oil, Herbs and Spices ultra-processed?

80 g Tomato purées Sold in the United Kingdom and Italy

Pack of Gia Sun Dried Tomato Puree with Oil, Herbs and Spices

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed tomato purées

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

sun dried tomatoes, sunflower oil, water, wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt, hot chillies, oregano, garlic, capers

As written on the pack

REHYDRATED SUN DRIED TOMATOES (65%-ORIGIN UE/NON UE), SUNFLOWER OIL, WATER, WINE VINEGAR, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SALT, HOT CHILLIES, OREGANO, GARLIC, CAPERS.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 36 tomato purées

From least to most processed, this one ranks 32nd. 3% of the tomato purées 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 36 tomato purées, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8001830533920, last edited 27 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.