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Is Saclà Sacla Green Pesto ultra-processed?

190g Green pestos Sold in Australia

Pack of Saclà Sacla Green Pesto

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
  • 6 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 35.2%, cashew nuts, grana padano cheese, milk, salt rennet preservative eggs (1105), salt, glucose, pecorino romano cheese, milk, salt rennet, potato flakes (potatoes, 471, spices, paprika, turmeric), 450, 223, 304, 330, flavouring, pine kernels, 270, natural garlic flavouring, extra virgin olive oil

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E270 Lactic acid , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E450 Diphosphates, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

sunflower seed oil, basil (35,2%), cashew nuts, grana padano pdo cheese (milk, salt rennet preservative eggs (1105) (5,2%), salt, glucose, pecorino romano pdo cheese, milk, salt rennet, potato flakes (potatoes, emulsifier (471), spices, paprika, turmeric), emulsifier (450), preservative (223), antioxidant (304), acidity regulator (330), flavouring, pine kernels, acidity regulator (270), natural garlic flavouring, extra virgin olive oil,

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.
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 78th. 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 8001060003316, last edited 20 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.