Is Heinz Spaghetti Plus Sausages ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 2 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
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Additives: E330 Citric acid , E451 Triphosphates
As written on the pack
really, it's a wonder that we can fit the lid onl ervatives a whole tomato squeezed into every portion %ri (36%, waier, durum wheat inaredients tomatoes (45%), spaghetti semolina pork sausages (15%, pork (55%), water, shih lue rice fiuur, pea starch, pork cal 9% fat, vegetable fibre, salt, g 10% spices, emulsifier 9 11% microwave (850w): use a covere microwaveable container. heat for minutes, stir. heat fu further 1 minute check that products hot before senving triphosphates), sugar, g 10% modified cornflour, salt, 9% citric acid, herb extract, garlic salt, spice extract. 12% may contain egg. 1 of your 5 a day in 2 a 9 23% e of an a balanced diet. can when eaten as part of heat genty in at wg 057 how to store h.j. heinz foods u london, sey s8 empty unused contents into zz compa
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.
- E451 Triphosphates 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.
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.
- 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.
4 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.
Among 543 pasta dishes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 308th. 73% of the pasta dishes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157007513, last edited 13 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.