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Is Private Selection Mascarpone Vodka Pasta Sauce ultra-processed?

24 oz Pasta sauces Sold in the United States

Pack of Private Selection Mascarpone Vodka Pasta 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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • 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

tomatoes, mascarpone cheese, cream, cow milk, acidity regulator, citric acid, extra virgin olive oil, cream, onions, basil, pecorino romano cheese, sheep's milk, salt, rennet, cultured milk, sea salt, garlic, citric acid, vodka, parsley, red hot pepper

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

tomatoes, mascarpone cheese, cream, cow milk, acidity regulator, citric acid, extra virgin olive oil, cream, onions, basil, pecorino romano cheese, sheep's milk, salt, rennet, cultured milk, sea salt, garlic, citric acid, vodka, parsley, red hot pepper

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

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

  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 317 pasta sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 151st. 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 0011110127259, last edited 23 October 2024), 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.