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Is Sainsbury’s Italian Pesto + Roasted Veg ultra-processed?

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Pack of Sainsbury’s Italian Pesto + Roasted Veg

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:

  • 63 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tortilla Wrap 37% (WHEAT Flour (with Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Humectant (Glycerine), Raising Agents (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Sugar, Acidity Regulator (Malic Acid), Salt), Italian Bean Mix 27% (Canellini Beans, Basil Pesto (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt), Slow Roasted Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Kalamata Olives, Red Onion (Red Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Sea Salt)), Butternut Squash 14% (Butternut Squash, Rapeseed Oil), Tomato Tapenade Mayo 7%, Mayo (Rapeseed Oil, Water, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Dijon MUSTARD (Water, MUSTARD Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Salt, Sugar, mustard), Tomato Tapenade (Slow Roast Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Rapeseed Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Oregano, Sugar, Garlic), Red Peppers 7%, Spinach 5%

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E422 Glycerol , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Tortilla Wrap (37%) (WHEAT Flour (Fortified with Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Humectant (Glycerine), Raising Agents (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Sugar, Acidity Regulator (Malic Acid), Salt), Italian Bean Mix (27%) (Canellini Beans, Basil Pesto (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt), Slow Roasted Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Kalamata Olives, Roasted Red Onion (Red Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Sea Salt)), Roasted Butternut Squash (14%) (Butternut Squash, Rapeseed Oil), Vegan Tomato Tapenade Mayo (7%) (Vegan Mayo (Rapeseed Oil, Water, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Dijon MUSTARD (Water, MUSTARD Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Salt, Sugar, MUSTARD Powder) Tomato Tapenade (Slow Roast Tomatoes, Tomato Concentrate, Rapeseed Oil, Olive Oil, Salt, Oregano, Sugar, Garlic)), Red Peppers (7%), Spinach (5%).

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
4 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060470841447, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.