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Is Rao's Tuscan-Style Beef ultra-processed?

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Pack of Rao's Tuscan-Style Beef

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Beef Broth, Beef, Potatoes, Tomato Purée, Carrots, Itallian Tomatoes, Onions, Celery, Water, Contains 2% and Less of Portabella Mushrooms, Parmesan Cheese (milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), Salt, Brown Sugar (ougar cane syrup), Yeast Extract, Beef Fat, Natural Flavet, Beef Flavor, Garlic, Olive Oil, Food Starch, Red Wine Vinegar, Spices

As written on the pack

Beef Broth, Beef, Potatoes, Tomato Purée, Carrots, Itallian Tomatoes, Onions, Celery, Water, Contains 2% or Less of Portabella Mushrooms, Parmesan Cheese (milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), Salt, Brown Sugar (ougar cane syrup), Yeast Extract, Beef Fat, Natural Flavet, Beef Flavor, Garlic, Olive Oil, Food Starch, Red Wine Vinegar, Spices

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.
8 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Microbial culture Microbial cultures ferment foods such as yoghurt, cheese and sourdough.
  • Enzyme Enzymes carry out traditional processes such as cheese making and baking.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 323rd. 63% of the soups 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 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0747479400206, last edited 17 June 2025), 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.