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Is Lloyd Grossman Bolognese origional ultra-processed?

660g Bolognese sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lloyd Grossman Bolognese origional

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed pasta 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 44%, Tomato Paste, Water, Red Wine 6%, Carrot, Onion, Celery, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Celery Purée, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Oregano, Basil, Black Pepper, Thyme, Nutmeg, Bay Leaf, Advice

As written on the pack

Tomatoes (44%), Tomato Paste, Water, Red Wine (6%), Carrot, Onion, Celery, Garlic Purée, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Celery Purée, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Oregano, Basil, Ground Black Pepper, Thyme, Nutmeg, Bay Leaf. Advice.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 32 bolognese sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 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 5000354163869, last edited 22 August 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.