Is Marks & Spencers Arrabbiata pasta sauce ultra-processed?

340 g Arrabbiata sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed tomato 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 86%, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Carrots, Onions, Tomato Paste, Red Chilli Peppers 1.5%, Parsley, Sea Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Tomatoes (86%) · Extra Virgin Olive Oil · Carrots · Onions · Tomato Paste · Red Chilli Peppers (1.5%) · Parsley · Sea Salt · Garlic · Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid.

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 13 arrabbiata sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 15% of the arrabbiata 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 13 arrabbiata sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00670319, last edited 25 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.