Is Mr Organic Bolognese sauce ultra-processed?

350g Bolognese 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
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed pasta 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

Italian Sun Ripened Tomatoes 89.5%, Onions 7.8%, Basil, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Parsley, Black Pepper, Thyme, Oregano Fennel Seeds

As written on the pack

Italian Sun Ripened Tomatoes* (89.5%), Onions* (7.8%), Basil*, Garlic*, Lemon Juice*, Extra Virgin Olive Oil*, Sea Salt, Parsley*, Black Pepper*, Thyme*, Oregano* Fennel Seeds*. *From Organic Agriculture.

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 32 bolognese sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 50% of the bolognese 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 32 bolognese sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060178070347, last edited 24 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.