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Is Saclà Classic Basil ultra-processed?

2 x 45 g Green pestos Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Saclà Classic Basil

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed green pestos

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

Sunflower seed oil, basil 36%, cashew nuts, cheeses (cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Pecorino Romano DOP cheese), salt, glucose, potatoes, flavouring, pine nuts, acidity regulator (lactic acid), whey protein, natural garlic flavouring with other natural flavourings, extra virgin olive oil, spices, antioxidant (rosemary extract), SO NOT SUITABLE FOR NUT Energy 1766k which saturat of which suga Protein, S and PEANUT ALLERGY SUFFERERS, 8001

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

Sunflower seed oil, basil (36%), CASHEW NUTS, cheeses (MILK) (cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese, Pecorino Romano DOP cheese), salt, glucose, potatoes, flavouring, pine nuts, acidity regulator: lactic acid; whey protein (MILK), natural garlic flavouring with other natural flavourings, extra virgin olive oil, spices, antioxidant: rosemary extract. For allergens, see ingredients in BOLD. MAY ALSO CONTAIN OTHER NUTS AND PEANUT TRACES SO NOT SUITABLE FOR NUT Energy 1766k which saturat of which suga Protein 5.2g, S AND PEANUT ALLERGY SUFFERERS. 8001

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.

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.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
3 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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 79 green pestos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 73rd. 49% of the green pestos 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 79 green pestos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8001060032002, last edited 2 August 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.