Is Tesco Arrabbiata ultra-processed?

350g Arrabbiata 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

12 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed tomato 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 60%, Water, Tomato Juice, Red Chill 3.5%, Onion, sugar (processing marker), olive oil (processing marker), garlic puree, Sea Salt (processing marker), Parsley, Red Chilli, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Tomato (60%), Water, Tomato Juice, Red Chill (3.5%) Onion, sugar, olive oil, garlic puree, Sea Salt, Parsley, Dried Red Chilli, Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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 13 arrabbiata sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 15% of the arrabbiata 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 13 arrabbiata sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5050179691191, last edited 29 May 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.