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Is Kirsty's Kirstys vegetable lasagne ultra-processed?

300g Vegetarian lasagne Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Kirsty's Kirstys vegetable lasagne

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:

  • 76 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegetarian lasagne

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

Vegetable Ragu Sauce 69%, Chopped Tomatoes 37% (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid), Red Pepper 12%, Onions 9%, Water, Carrots 7%, Courgette 7%, Mushrooms 5%, Spinach 3%, Tomato Puree, Vegetable Oil, Garlic Puree, Caster Sugar, Vegetable Stock (Salt, Potato Starch, Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Spices (Turmeric, Mace, Nutmeg, Black Pepper), Herbs (Lovage, Parsley)), Red Wine Vinegar, Cornflour, Oregano, Basil, Black Pepper, Bay Leaf, Bechamel Sauce 23% (Potato Milk, Water, Potato, Rapeseed Oil, Pea Protein, Acidity Regulator (Diand MonoSodium Phosphate), Calcium Carbonate, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Natural Flavour, vitamins, vitamin D, Riboflavin, vitamin B12, Folic Acid), Flour, Nutritional Yeast, Black Pepper, Vegetable Stock, Salt, Lasagne Sheets, Flour Mix (Rice, Tapioca, Maize, Buckwheat, Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Pea Protein, Rice Starch, Stabilisers (Hydroxyproyl Methyl Cellulose, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum), Salt, Vegetable Fibre (Psyllium)), Water

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E339 Sodium phosphates , E339i Monosodium phosphate , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E461 Methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E461 Methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

Vegetable Ragu Sauce 69% (Chopped Tomatoes 37% (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid), Red Pepper 12%, Onions 9%, Water, Carrots 7%, Courgette 7%, Mushrooms 5%, Spinach 3%, Tomato Puree, Vegetable Oil, Garlic Puree, Caster Sugar, Vegetable Stock (Salt, Potato Starch, Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Spices (Turmeric, Mace, Nutmeg, Ground Black Pepper), Herbs (Lovage, Parsley)), Red Wine Vinegar, Cornflour, Oregano, Basil, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Bay Leaf), Bechamel Sauce 23% (Potato Milk [Water, Potato, Rapeseed Oil, Pea Protein, Acidity Regulator (Di - and Mono-Sodium Phosphate), Calcium Carbonate, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Natural Flavour, Vitamins (D, Riboflavin, B12, Folic Acid)), Gluten Free Flour, Nutritional Yeast, Ground Black Pepper, Vegetable Stock, Salt), Lasagne Sheets (Gluten Free Flour Mix (Rice, Tapioca, Maize, Buckwheat) (Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Pea Protein, Rice Starch, Stabilisers (Hydroxyproyl Methyl Cellulose, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum), Salt, Vegetable Fibre (Psyllium)), Water.

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 vegetarian lasagne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 80% of the vegetarian lasagne 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 10 vegetarian lasagne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060558350700, last edited 27 March 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.