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Is Sainsbury's Tomato & mozzarella pasta ultra-processed?

Pastas Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Tomato & mozzarella pasta

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed pastas

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

Penne Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Water, Tomato Passata, Tomato, Mozzarella Cheese 4.5% (Cows' Milk), Mature Cheddar Cheese 3% (Cows' Milk), Tomato Purée, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Onion, Cornflour, Carrot, Salt, Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper

As written on the pack

Cooked Penne Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Water, Tomato Passata, Tomato, Mozzarella Cheese (4.5%) (Cows' Milk), Mature Cheddar Cheese (3%) (Cows' Milk), Tomato Purée, Garlic Purée, Rapeseed Oil, Sugar, Onion, Cornflour, Carrot, Salt, Basil, Oregano, Black Pepper.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 999 pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 436th. 51% of the pastas 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 999 pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00280785, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.