Is Leggo's 16000274 Bolognese with Chunky Tomato, Garlic & Herbs ultra-processed?

500 g Bolognese sauces Sold in Australia, New Zealand and China

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Thickener
E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate

20 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed bolognese 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

tomatoes 73% (reconstituted, diced), tomato paste 11%, vegetables 9% (onion, carrot), sugar (processing marker), thickener (ultra-processing marker), canola oil, yeast extract, salt (processing marker), garlic, herbs (parsley, oregano, rosemary, thyme), pepper, refrigerate

Additives: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate.

As written on the pack

tomatoes (73%) (reconstituted, diced), tomato paste (11%), vegetables (9%) (onion, carrot), sugar, thickener (1442), canola oil, yeast extract, salt, garlic, herbs (parsley, oregano, rosemary, thyme), pepper, refrigerate

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.

E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a chemically modified starch used to thicken and stabilise desserts, sauces and soups.
Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

2 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 32 bolognese sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 50% of the bolognese 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 32 bolognese sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300645111125, last edited 2 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.