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Is Tesco Beef lasagna ultra-processed?

400 g Prepared lasagne Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Beef lasagna

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed prepared lasagne

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

Beef 20%, Tomato, Egg Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Egg), Water, Whole Milk, Mushroom, Tomato Purée, Whipping Cream, Cornflour, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Red Wine, Onion, Carrot, Garlic Purée, Medium Fat Hard, Cheese, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Medium Fat Soft Cheese, Salt, Yeast Extract, Beef Extract, Oregano, Marjoram, Black Pepper, Bay, White Pepper, Butter, Cheddar Cheese, Whey

As written on the pack

Beef (20%), Tomato, Cooked Egg Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Pasteurised Egg], Water, Whole Milk, Mushroom, Tomato Purée, Whipping Cream (Milk), Cornflour, Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk), Red Wine, Onion, Carrot, Garlic Purée, Medium Fat Hard, Cheese (Milk), Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Salt, Yeast Extract, Beef Extract, Oregano, Marjoram. Black Pepper, Bay, White Pepper. Butter (Milk), Cheddar Cheese (Milk). Whey (Milk).

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 66 prepared lasagne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 70% of the prepared lasagne 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 66 prepared lasagne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697722912, last edited 31 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.