Is La Famiglia Rana Basil Pesto ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed green pestos
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Extra virgin olive oil (processing marker), Basilico Genovese DOP 18% (Genovese Basil), sunflower oil (processing marker), whey powder (ultra-processing marker) (from MILK), hard cheese (processing marker) 8% (from MILK), WHEAT flour, butter (processing marker) (from MILK), salt (processing marker), pine nuts 1.5%, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), garlic 1%, skimmed MILK powder (processing marker), lactic acid, ascorbic acid, Protected Designation of, shovese 0.0.p, including CEREALS containing gluten, see ingredients in bold and capital letter, use by (See foil lid, storage), Keep refrigerated at +4, 6°C, Once opened, ensure the lid is secured on the top of the pot, keep refrigerated and consume within 3 days 37078 14.0
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid
As written on the pack
Extra virgin olive oil, Basilico Genovese DOP (**PDO Genovese Basil) 18%, sunflower oil, whey powder (from MILK), hard cheese (from MILK) 8%, WHEAT flour, butter (from MILK), salt, pine nuts 1.5%, natural flavourings, garlic 1%, skimmed MILK powder, acid: lactic acid, antioxidant: ascorbic acid. *PDO: Protected Designation of Origin. SHOVESE 0.0.P. ALLERGY ADVICE: for allergens, including CEREALS containing gluten, see ingredients in bold and capital letter. May contain EGGS, NUTS, FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS, SOYBEANS, CELERY. USE BY: See foil lid. STORAGE: Keep refrigerated at +4/6°C. Once opened, ensure the lid is secured on the top of the pot, keep refrigerated and consume within 3 days 37078 14.0
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.
- 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.
- 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.
5 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.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- 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.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 79 green pestos
From least to most processed, this one ranks 66th. 49% of the green pestos here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8001665127493, last edited 4 October 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.