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Is Saclà Vegan chilli pesto ultra-processed?

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Pack of Saclà Vegan chilli pesto

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • 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

pesto with tofu, we've been making pesto for g and dairy free recipe lets everyone enjoy the fiery sparkd pasta, grains and your favourite dishes, visit sada, ca ngredients (red peppers), tomato paste, sup edol parsley, almonds, chilli pepper 1.7% (dried, sliced tor ter soya beans), rice syrup, salt, garlic, pepper flakes a ulator lactic acid, black pepper, thyme, aniseed, trical

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

pesto with tofu, we've been making pesto for g and dairy free recipe lets everyone enjoy the fiery sparkd pasta, grains and your favourite vegan dishes, visit sada,ca ngredients: red peppers (30%) (sulphites), tomato paste, sup edol parsley, almonds, chilli pepper (1,7%) (dried, sliced tor ter soya beans), rice syrup, salt, garlic, pepper flakes a ulator lactic acid, black pepper, thyme, aniseed, trical

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 134 pestos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 45th. 51% of the 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 134 pestos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8001060038912, 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.