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Is Tesco Finest Porcini and black triffle mezzelune ultra-processed?

Stuffed pastas Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Tesco Finest Porcini and black triffle mezzelune

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Fresh Egg Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Wheat Flour, Egg, Water), Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese, Oyster Mushroom 7%, Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese, Porcini Mushroom 4.5%, Sunflower Oil, Maize Flour, Wheat Flour, Skimmed Milk, Parsley, Salt, Olive Oil, Mushroom, Garlic, Summer Truffle, Black Pepper, Corn Starch, Sugar, Yeast, Flavouring, Dried White Truffle, Made using EU ricotta and summer truffle and EU and non-EU wheat and mushroom

As written on the pack

Fresh Egg Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Wheat Flour, Pasteurised Egg, Water], Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese (Milk) (27%), Oyster Mushroom (7%), Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Porcini Mushroom (4.5%), Sunflower Oil, Maize Flour, Wheat Flour, Dried Skimmed Milk, Parsley, Salt, Olive Oil, Mushroom Juice Concentrate, Garlic, Summer Truffle, Black Pepper, Corn Starch, Sugar, Yeast, Flavouring, Dried White Truffle. Made using EU ricotta and summer truffle and EU & non-EU wheat and mushroom.

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.

  • 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.

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 76% of the stuffed 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 149 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057545807293, last edited 27 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.