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Is Sainsbury's Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto ultra-processed?

Wraps Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil Pesto

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:

  • 53 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed wraps

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

Tomato Tortilla Wrap (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Raising Agents (Malic Acid), Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato, Sugar, Red Bell Pepper, Paprika, Basil, Salt, Wheat Starch), Mozzarella Cheese 22% (Cows' Milk), Rocket, Slow Roast Tomatoes 8% (Dried Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Seed), Basil Pesto 3.5% (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Cows' Milk), Sunflower Oil, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Purée, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Cornflour

Additives: E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Tomato Tortilla Wrap (Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Palm Oil, Raising Agents: Malic Acid, Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate; Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Powder, Sugar, Red Bell Pepper, Paprika, Basil, Salt, Wheat Starch), Mozzarella Cheese (22%) (Cows' Milk), Rocket, Slow Roast Tomatoes (8%) (Dried Tomato, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic, Oregano), Mayonnaise (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sugar, White Wine Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Seed), Basil Pesto (3.5%) (Rapeseed Oil, Basil, Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Cows' Milk), Sunflower Oil, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Purée, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Cornflour.

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.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
7 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 89 wraps

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 92% of the wraps 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 89 wraps, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00237611, last edited 19 April 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.