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Is Heinz Thomas and Friends Pasta Shapes ultra-processed?

Pastas Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Heinz Thomas and Friends Pasta Shapes

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
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed 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

"redients j 46%, Pasta 46% (Water, Shat Wheat Semolina), Wat$, Sugar, Modified Cornflour, Salt, Acid, Citric Acfrü, Spice, Garlic Salt, Onion Eftact, Spice Extact, Iron Sulphate, Vitamin D Allergens (see ingredients), how to St0Re Empty unused contents into a suitable covered container, Keep refrigerated and use within 2 days

As written on the pack

"REDIENTS J (46%), Pasta (46%, Water, Shat Wheat Semolina), Wat$(, Sugar, Modified Cornflour, Salt, Acid - Citric Acfrü, Spice, Garlic Salt, Onion Eftact, Spice Extact, Iron Sulphate, Vitamin D Allergens: see ingredients May contain Egg how to St0Re Empty unused contents into a suitable covered container. Keep refrigerated and use within 2 days.

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.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 999 pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 513th. 51% of the 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 999 pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157025029, last edited 29 May 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.