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Is La Doria Ratatouille ultra-processed?

390 g Canned soups Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of La Doria Ratatouille

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed canned soups

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 sauce (tomato, tomato concentrate, water), Courgette 30%, Aubergine 5%, Red peppers, Green Peppers 4%, Onion 4%, Sunflower oil, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Spices, lemon juice from concentrate

As written on the pack

Tomato sauce (diced tomato, tomato concentrate, water) (50%), Courgette (30%), Aubergine (5%), Red peppers, Green Peppers (4%), Onion (4%), Sunflower oil, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Spices, Acidifier: lemon juice from concentrate.

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.

  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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 189 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 79th. 68% of the canned soups 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 189 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010793375754, last edited 16 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.