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Is Lazy Vegan Pasta al Pesto ultra-processed?

400 g Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lazy Vegan Pasta al 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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

pasta 20% (water, corn flour, rice flour), broccoli 20%, zucchini 10%, cherry tomatoes 10%, green peas 10%, plant-based chunks 8% (water, pea protein 2.5%, pumpkin, sunflower oil, pea fibre, thyme, rosemary, maple syrup, potato starch, pepper, salt), basil 6%, red pepper 5%, coconut milk 4%, sunflower seeds 2%, garlic, spinach, olive oil, potato starch, coconut oil, chickpea flour, pea fibre, nutritional yeast, sea salt, onion, natural flavours, salt, black pepper

As written on the pack

gluten free pasta (20%) (water, corn flour, rice flour), broccoli (20%), zucchini (10%), cherry tomatoes (10%), green peas (10%), plant-based chunks (8%)(water, pea protein (2,5%), pumpkin purée, sunflower oil, pea fibre, thyme, rosemary, maple syrup, potato starch, pepper, salt), basil (6%), grilled red pepper (5%), coconut milk (4%), sunflower seeds (2%), garlic, spinach, olive oil, potato starch, coconut oil, chickpea flour, pea fibre, nutritional yeast, sea salt, onion, natural flavours, salt, black pepper,

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.

  • 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.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • 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 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 159th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8719747260463, 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.