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Is Giovanni Rana Fresh Tortelloni Basil and Pine Nut Pesto ultra-processed?

250 g Stuffed pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Giovanni Rana Fresh Tortelloni Basil and Pine Nut Pesto

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed stuffed pastas

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

Filling 53% (Ricotta Cheese 39% (From Milk)), Basil Pesto 28% (Basil 32%, Sunflower Oil 18%, Pecorino Romano "P.D.O, Cheese 18% (Sheep's Milk, Salt, Animal Rennet), Cashews, Full Fat Hard Cheese (From Milk), Salt, Pine Nuts 4%), Vegetable Fibres (Corn, Potato), Mozzarella Cheese (From Milk), Breadcrumbs (Soft Wheat Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast), Lactose (From Milk), Starches (From Corn, Potato), Natural Flavourings (Contain Barley), Pasta 47% (Soft Wheat Flour), Eggs 30%, Durum Wheat Semolina, p.d.o, We thought you'd like to know we never, ever use hydrogenated fat

As written on the pack

Filling 53%: Ricotta Cheese (From Milk) 39%, Basil Pesto 28% [Basil 32%, Sunflower Oil 18%, Pecorino Romano "P.D.O. Cheese (Sheep's Milk, Salt, Animal Rennet) 18%, Cashews, Full Fat Hard Cheese (From Milk), Salt, Pine Nuts 4%], Vegetable Fibres (Corn And Potato), Mozzarella Cheese (From Milk), Breadcrumbs (Soft Wheat Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast), Lactose (From Milk), Starches (From Corn And Potato), Natural Flavourings (Contain Barley). Pasta 47%: Soft Wheat Flour, Eggs 30%, Durum Wheat Semolina. P.D.O.: Protected Designation of Origin ALLERGY ADVICE: for allergens including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. May contain Fish, Nuts, Celery, Molluscs, Crustaceans, Mustard & Soybeans. We thought you'd like to know we never, ever use hydrogenated fat.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 114th. 76% of the stuffed pastas 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 149 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8001665722643, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.