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Is Primal Kitchen Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce ultra-processed?

Sauces Sold in the United States

Pack of Primal Kitchen Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed 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

diced tomatoes in juice (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), basil, sea salt, avocado oil, onions, garlic powder, garlic, dried oregano, citric acid

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

ORGANIC DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE (ORGANIC TOMATOES, ORGANIC TOMATO JUICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE (WATER, ORGANIC TOMATO PASTE), ORGANIC BASIL, SEA SALT, ORGANIC AVOCADO OIL, ORGANIC CHOPPED ONIONS, ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER, ORGANIC MINCED GARLIC, ORGANIC DRIED OREGANO, CITRIC ACID

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 2,964 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 981st. 60% of the 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 2,964 sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850004639078, last edited 26 July 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.