Is MasterFoods Tomato Sauce ultra-processed?

500 mL Tomato sauces Sold in Australia, New Zealand and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tomatoes 79% (from Paste), Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Acetic Acid, Onion, Spice Extract

Additives: E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Tomatoes (from Paste) 79%, Sugar, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Onion, Spice Extract. May contain: Peanut

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 210th. 40% of the tomato 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310012021049, last edited 23 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.