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Is Morrisons Sundried Tomatoes ultra-processed?

Dried tomatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Sundried Tomatoes

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed dried tomatoes

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

Sundried Tomatoes Sundried tomatoes in oil, Ingredients Sundried 280ge tomato 59%, Sunflower oil 27%, Salt, Garlic, Extra virgin olive oil 2%, White wine vinegar, Sea salt, Acidity regulators (citric acid, lactic acid), Black pepper, Oregano, Antioxidant (ascorbic acid), Preservative (sodium metabisulphite)

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Sundried Tomatoes Sundried tomatoes in oil. Ingredients Sundried 280ge tomato (59%), Sunflower oil (27%), Salt, Garlic, Extra virgin olive oil (2%), White wine vinegar (contains sulphites), Sea salt, Acidity regulators (citric acid, lactic acid), Black pepper, Oregano, Antioxidant (ascorbic acid), Preservative (sodium metabisulphite). ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens, see ingredients in bold.

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.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 dried tomatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 2% of the dried tomatoes 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 42 dried tomatoes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251878445, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.