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Is Rana Sundried Tomato & Pecorino Cheese ultra-processed?

200g Sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Rana Sundried Tomato & Pecorino Cheese

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
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Tomato Purée, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Tomato Concentrate, Sundried Tomatoes 6% (Sundried Tomatoes, Water, Salt), Cheese (from Milk), Pine Nuts 5%, Basil Preparation 5% (Basilico Genovese (Basil 3%, Sunflower Oil, Salt)), Pecorino Romano Cheese 4% (Sheep's Milk, Salt, Animal Rennet), Cream (from Milk), Butter (from Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder, Garlic, Chilli Peppers, Salt, Natural Flavourings

As written on the pack

Tomato Purée, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Tomato Concentrate, Rehydrated Sundried Tomatoes 6% (Sundried Tomatoes, Water, Salt), Grated Cheese (from Milk), Pine Nuts 5%, Basil Preparation 5% (Basilico Genovese PDO* (Basil 60%, Sunflower Oil, Salt)), Pecorino Romano Cheese PDO* 4% (Sheep's Milk, Salt, Animal Rennet), Cream (from Milk), Butter (from Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder, Garlic, Chilli Peppers, Salt, Natural Flavourings

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,962 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1352nd. 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 2,962 sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8001665725156, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.