Is Sainsbury's Inspired To Cook Sundried Tomato Paste ultra-processed?

190g Tomato sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

13 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

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

Sundried Tomatoes 45%, Vegetable Oil (processing marker) 34% (Sunflower, Refined Soyabean, Corn, Oil (Rapeseed Oil, Olive Oil)), Tomato Purée, Salt (processing marker), Garlic, Black Pepper, White Vinegar

As written on the pack

Partially Rehydrated Sundried Tomatoes (45%), Vegetable Oil (34%) (Sunflower, Refined Soyabean, Corn, Rapeseed or Olive Oil), Tomato Purée, Salt, Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, White Vinegar.

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.
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 164th. 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 00632324, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.