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Is Lidl Tomato and mozzarella girasoli ultra-processed?

Stuffed pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Tomato and mozzarella girasoli

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed stuffed pastas

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

Mozzarella 35.483870967741936%, Tomato Filling 35.483870967741936% (Mozzarella Cheese 4.683870967741935%, Ricotta Cheese 4.080645161290323%, Tomato Passata 1.8806451612903226% (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice), Tomato Paste 1.5612903225806454%, Whey Powder, Sunflower Oil, Water, Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Water, Salt), Wheat Flour, Dried Tomatoes 0.5677419354838711% (Tomatoes, Salt), Basil, Salt, Sugar, Black Pepper), Egg Pasta 29.032258064516128% (Durum Wheat Semolina, Whole Egg 9%, Water)

As written on the pack

55% Mozzarella and Tomato Filling (13.2% Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), 11.5% Ricotta Cheese (Milk), 5.3% Tomato Passata [Tomatoes, Tomato Juice], 4.4% Double Concentrated Tomato Paste, Whey Powder (Milk), Sunflower Oil, Water, Breadcrumbs [Wheat Flour, Water, Salt], Wheat Flour, 1.6% Dried Tomatoes [Tomatoes, Salt], Basil, Salt, Sugar, Black Pepper), 45% Egg Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, 9% Whole Egg, Water).

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 50th. 76% of the stuffed pastas 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 149 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489705307, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.