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Is Primo Thick & Zesty Original Recipe ultra-processed?

680ml Pasta sauces Sold in Canada and Germany

Pack of Primo Thick & Zesty Original Recipe

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • No additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

tomates broves, eau sucre, glucose-fructose, SEL, amidon de maïs modifie légumes (oignons, ail persil et basilic déshydratés), huile vegétale (canola qu soja), acide citrique, ÉPICES T Serving Instructions (Stovetop), In a saucepan, heat slowly, Stirring occasionally until hot, microwave (na microwaveoble dish), Cove and cook on high for 5 minutes, and until hot, stirring twice, Stir before serving, Refrigerate any unuşed portion in a seporate sealed container, Serve over your favourite Primo® pasta, Cuisinière (Dans une casserole), fairę chauffer lentement, en remuant occasionnellement jusou'o O soit choud, LE KTION CANADIEWE DE LA MALADIE O yas ores CANA

As written on the pack

TOMATES BROVES, EAU SUCRE/GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, SEL, AMIDON DE MAÏS MODIFIE LÉGUMES (OIGNONS, AIL PERSIL ET BASILIC DÉSHYDRATÉS). HUILE VEGÉTALE (CANOLA QU SOJA), ACIDE CITRIQUE, ÉPICES T Serving Instructions: Stovetop: In a saucepan, heat slowly, Stirring occasionally until hot. microwave: na microwaveoble dish, Cove and cook on high for 5 minutes, or until hot. stirring twice. Stir before serving. Refrigerate any unuşed portion in a seporate sealed container. Serve over your favourite Primo® pasta. Cuisinière: Dans une casserole, fairę chauffer lentement, en remuant occasionnellement jusou'o O soit choud. LE KTION CANADIEWE DE LA MALADIE O yas ores CANA

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 317 pasta sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 243rd. 49% of the pasta 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 317 pasta sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0055900006621, last edited 25 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.