Is Parmigiana - Aubergine Tomato Mozzarella & Basil ultra-processed?

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It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Sugar
Vegetable oil
Sauce
Cheese

18 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Aubergines 45% (Aubergines, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil), Tomato Sauce (processing marker) (Tomato 40%, Olive Oil (processing marker), Onion, Sugar (processing marker), Wheat Flour, Salt (processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Basil 0.05%, Garlic, Black Pepper), Mozzarella Cheese (processing marker) 7%, Aged Hard Cheese, Basil 0.7%

As written on the pack

Fried Aubergines (45%) ( Aubergines, Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oil), Tomato Sauce [Tomato (40%), Olive Oil, Onion, Sugar, Wheat Flour, Salt, Potato Starch, Basil (0.05%), Garlic, Black Pepper], Mozzarella Cheese (7%) (Milk), Aged Hard Cheese (Milk), Basil (0.7%).

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060198646386, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.