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Is Medaglioni Basil & Pine Nuts ultra-processed?

250 g Pasta dishes Sold in the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and 5 more countries

Pack of Medaglioni Basil & Pine Nuts

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed pasta dishes

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

Water, Basil, Ricotta Cheese (Whey, Cream, Salt, Citric Acid), Potato Flakes, Mascarpone (Cream, Citric Acid), Cellulose, Hard Sheep's Cheese (Sheep's Milk), Hard Cheese, Pine Nuts, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Wheat Flour, Egg, Durum Wheat Semolina, Spinach

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E460 Cellulose

As written on the pack

Water, Basil, Ricotta Cheese (Whey (Milk), Cream (Milk), Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Potato Flakes, Mascarpone (Cream (Milk), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Thickener: Cellulose, Hard Sheep's Cheese (Sheep's Milk), Hard Cheese (Milk), Pine Nuts, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, Wheat Flour, Egg, Durum Wheat Semolina, Dried Spinach.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 543 pasta dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 303rd. 73% of the pasta dishes 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 543 pasta dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20622701, last edited 19 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.