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Is Heinz Spaghetti Short cut pasta in a juicy tomato sauce ultra-processed?

400 g Spaghetti Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

Pack of Heinz Spaghetti Short cut pasta in a juicy tomato sauce

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed spaghetti

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

veme todo (mi pad), spoghetti 47% (water, durum wheat semolina, wheat flour (contains calcium iron, niacin, thiamin)), tomatoes 44%, woter, sugor, modified cornflour, solt, acid, citric acid, herb extroct, gorlic salt, spice extract

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

veme todo (mi pad) spoghetti (47%, water, durum wheat semolina, wheat flour (contains calcium iron, niacin, thiamin)), tomatoes (44%), woter, sugor, modified cornflour, solt, acid - citric acid, herb extroct, gorlic salt, spice extract

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Modified flour An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 81 spaghetti

From least to most processed, this one ranks 74th. 19% of the spaghetti 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 81 spaghetti, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157006875, last edited 6 June 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.