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Is ICA Vegansk pesto ultra-processed?

130 g Vegan sauces Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA Vegansk pesto

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed vegan 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

Solrosolja, basilika 25%, cashewnötter 7%, ostersättning 5% (risbas (vatten, risgroddar 20%, äppelvinäger, salt), vatten, kokosolja, citronjuice, förtjockningsmedel (e406, e414, e415), carobmjöl, mjölksyra, gurkmeja, arom), salt, majsstärkelse, vitvinsvinäger, vitlök, pinjenötter, surhetsreglerande medel (e330, e270)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E406 Agar , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Solrosolja, koncentrerad basilika 25%, cashewnötter 7%, vegansk ostersättning 5% (risbas (vatten, risgroddar 20%, äppelvinäger, salt) vatten, kallpressad kokosolja, citronjuice, förtjockningsmedel (E406, E414, E415), carobmjöl, vegetabilisk mjölksyra, gurkmeja, arom)), salt, majsstärkelse, vitvinsvinäger, vitlök, pinjenötter, surhetsreglerande medel (E330, E270). Kan innehålla spår av jordnötter.

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.

  • E406 Agar A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 36 vegan sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 86% of the vegan 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 36 vegan sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690187028, last edited 27 July 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.