Is Heinz Tomato, Grana Padano & Mascarpone Pasta Sauce ultra-processed?

350g Tomato sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil
Cheese

15 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed tomato sauces

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

Tomato 55%, tomato puree, mascarpone (processing marker) 10%, grana padano (processing marker) 2.5% (milk, egg), onion, extra virgin olive oil (processing marker), apple juice, sea salt (processing marker), lemon juice concentrate, garlic, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg

As written on the pack

Tomato (55%), tomato puree, mascarpone (10%), grana padano (2.5%) (milk, egg), onion, extra virgin olive oil, apple juice concentrate, sea salt, lemon juice concentrate, garlic, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

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

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 442 tomato sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 173rd. 40% of the tomato sauces 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 442 tomato sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157146342, last edited 15 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.