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Is Ica Tortellini Basilika ultra-processed?

250g Tortelloni Sold in Sweden

Pack of Ica Tortellini Basilika

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed tortelloni

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

Pasta (durumvetemjöl, ägg, vatten), fyllning, ricottaost (vassle (från mjölk), mjölk, salt), basilika, ströbröd, pesto (basilika, olivolja, solrosolja, salt), potatisflingor, Grana Padano (mjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel (lysozym från ägg)), mozzarella (mjölk, salt, löpe, startkultur), vassle (från mjölk), salt, Innehåller totalt 53% durumvete, ricotta 16%, ägg 15%, basilika 3.5%, pesto 1.5%, Grana Padano 1%, mozzarella 0.9%

As written on the pack

Pasta (durumvetemjöl, ägg, vatten), fyllning (ricottaost (vassle (från mjölk), mjölk, salt) basilika, ströbröd (innehåller vetemjöl), pesto (basilika, olivolja, solrosolja, salt), potatisflingor, Grana Padano (mjölk, salt, löpe, konserveringsmedel (lysozym från ägg)), mozzarella (mjölk, salt, löpe, startkultur), vassle (från mjölk), salt. Innehåller totalt 53% durumvete, 16% ricotta, 15% ägg, 3,5% basilika, 1,5% pesto, 1% Grana Padano, 0.9% mozzarella.

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.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
6 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 tortelloni

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 87% of the tortelloni 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 15 tortelloni, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690165545, last edited 2 April 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.