Is Sainsbury's Bocconcini mozzarella & Sunblush cherry tomatoes ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

35 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

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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

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Tomatoes, Mozzarella Cheese (processing marker) 14% (Cows' Milk), Bocconcini Mozzarella Balls 12% (Cows' Milk), Water, Sun-Dried Tomatoes 6% (Tomato, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable Oil, Sunflower Vegetable Oil), Sea Salt (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Oregano, Rosemary, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)), Tomato Purée, Semolina (Wheat), Rapeseed Oil, Salt (processing marker), Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Yeast, Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch (processing marker), Malted Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Tomatoes, Mozzarella Cheese (14%) (Cows' Milk), Bocconcini Mozzarella Balls (12%) (Cows' Milk), Water, Marinated Sun-Dried Tomatoes (6%) (Tomato, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Sunflower) Sea Salt, Garlic Purée, Oregano, Rosemary, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid), Tomato Purée, Semolina (Wheat), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Yeast, Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Malted Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

5 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.
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 371 pizzas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 105th. 78% of the pizzas 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 371 pizzas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00255752, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.