Is Saclà Organic Vegetarian Pesto Tomato ultra-processed?

190 g Tomato sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Vegetable oil
Cheese

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed tomato 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 puree 35%, sunflower seed oil (processing marker), sun-dried tomatoes 10%, cashew nuts, medium fat hard cheese (processing marker), Italian basil", red peppers, carrots, acidity regulator (lactic acid), extra virgin olive of salt, pine nuts

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Tomato puree* (35%), sunflower seed oil*, partially rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes* (10%), CASHEW NUTS*, medium fat hard cheese* (MILK"), Italian basil", red peppers, carrots, acidity regulator: lactic acid; extra virgin olive of salt, pine nuts*. *Organic.

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.

Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 442 tomato sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 235th. 40% of the tomato 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 442 tomato sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8001060002661, last edited 24 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.