Is Loyd Grossman Bolognese ultra-processed?

350 g Bolognese-style vegetarian sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

23 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 43%, Water, Tomato Paste, Red Wine 6%, Garlic Purée, Carrot Purée, Celery Purée, Celery, Onion, Carrot, Onion, White Balsamic Vinegar (White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Grape Must), Sea Salt (processing marker), Oregano, Basil, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Black Pepper, Thyme, Nutmeg, Bay Leaf

As written on the pack

Tomatoes (43%) Water, Tomato Paste, Red Wine (6%), Garlic Purée, Carrot Purée, Celery Purée, Celery, Onion Purée, Carrot, Onion, White Balsamic Vinegar (White Wine Vinegar, Concentrated Grape Must), Sea Salt, Oregano, Basil, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Ground Black Pepper, Thyme, Ground Nutmeg, Ground Bay Leaf

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 bolognese-style vegetarian sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 67% of the bolognese-style vegetarian 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 9 bolognese-style vegetarian sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000354914850, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.