Is Specially Selected Bolognese Pasta Sauce ultra-processed?

Bolognese sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

24 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed pasta sauces

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 pulp 34%, tomato paste 18%, water, cherry tomato 10%, vino chianti dop chianti wine 7%, onions 4%, carrots, celery, extra virgin olive oil (processing marker) 1.5%, garlic purée 1.5%, olive oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), acidity regulator, lactic acid, black pepper, basil, laurel, oregano, thyme, nutmeg, contains alcohol, flavourings of preservatives, lid not-071330-001

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

tomato pulp (34%), tomato paste (18%), water, cherry tomato (10%), vino chianti dop chianti wine (7%), onions (4%), carrots, celery, extra virgin olive oil (1,5%), garlic purée (1,5%), olive oil, sugar, salt, acidity regulator, lactic acid, black pepper, basil, laurel, oregano, thyme, nutmeg, allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians caution: contains alcohol, no artificial colours, flavourings of preservatives, lid not-071330-001

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 32 bolognese sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 50% of the bolognese 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 32 bolognese sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600054469, last edited 30 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.