Is Sainsbury's Deliciously Free From ultra-processed?

500 g Gluten-free pasta Sold in the United Kingdom and Italy

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

6 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed gluten-free pasta

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

Rice Flour 40%, Rice Flour 31%, Maize Flour 26%, Quinoa Flour 3%, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Rice Flour (40%), Wholegrain Rice Flour (31%), Maize Flour (26%), Quinoa Flour (3%), Emulsifier: Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids.

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.

E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 32 gluten-free pasta

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 59% of the gluten-free pasta 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 32 gluten-free pasta, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00227377, last edited 5 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.