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Is Schwartz Spaghetti Bolognese Seasoning ultra-processed?

40g Sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Schwartz Spaghetti Bolognese Seasoning

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1)), Starch, Tomato 14%, Salt, Spices (Garlic, Onion, Black Pepper, Nutmeg), Herbs (Basil, Oregano, Bay Leaves, Marjoram), Natural Flavouring, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Colour (Paprika Extract), Anti-caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E551 Silicon dioxide

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1)), Starch, Tomato Powder (14%), Salt, Spices (Garlic Powder (3.5%), Onion Powder, Black Pepper, Ground Nutmeg), Herbs (Basil, Oregano, Bay Leaves, Marjoram), Natural Flavouring, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Colour (Paprika Extract), Anti-caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide).

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E551 Silicon dioxide A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,962 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2482nd. 60% of the sauces 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 2,962 sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000225005885, last edited 14 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.