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Is Sainsbury's Sun-dried tomato paste ultra-processed?

90g Dried tomato in oil Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Sun-dried tomato paste

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed dried tomatoes

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

Sun-Dried Tomatoes 64%, Sunflower Oil 25%, Tomato 9%, Sea Salt, Sugar, Garlic, Oregano, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Sun-Dried Tomatoes (64%), Sunflower Oil (25%), Tomato (9%), Sea Salt, Sugar, Garlic, Oregano, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid).

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 17 dried tomato in oil

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 0% of the dried tomato in oil 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 17 dried tomato in oil, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01710151, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.