Is Marks & Spencer Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 6 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed tomato sauces
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Italian Tomato Passata
Tesco
2 ingredients · 1 additive
NOVA group
1
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Tomato Purée
Baresa
2 ingredients · 1 additive
NOVA group
1
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Passata di Pomodoro
Conserve Italia Soc. Coop. Agricola
1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Sainsbury's Italian Passata
Sainsbury's
3 ingredients · 1 additive
NOVA group
1
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Tomatoes 83%, Tomato Paste Basil 2%, Onions Carrots Sea Salt Sugar Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid Extra Virgin Olive Oil), Stabiliser, Rice Starch (processing marker)
As written on the pack
Tomatoes (83%) Tomato Paste Basil (2%) Onions Carrots Sea Salt Sugar Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Stabiliser. Rice Starch-
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 35 tomato sauces with basil
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 29% of the tomato sauces with basil here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00670227, last edited 7 September 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.