Is Sainsbury's Sunsoaked tomatoes ultra-processed?

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It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

10 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

tomatoes 65%, rapeseed oil 32%, garlic, oregano, sea salt (processing marker), acidity regulator (citric acid, for use by date), see front of pack, keep refrigerated

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

semi-dried tomatoes (65%), rapeseed oil (32%), garlic, oregano, sea salt, acidity regulator: citric acid. 265g for use by date: see front of pack. keep refrigerated.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00422840, 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.