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Is Tesco Finest Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu with “Vino Chianti DOP” Ravioli ultra-processed?

250g Pasta stuffed with meat Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Finest Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu with “Vino Chianti DOP” Ravioli

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

Fresh Egg Pasta (Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg, Water), Cooked Beef 11%, Onion, Mushrooms 9%, Sunflower Oil, Maize Flour, Carrot, Water, Tomato Purée, Skimmed Milk, Wheat Flour, Potato, Wild Garlic, Wine 1%, Salt, Flavouring, Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Concentrated Mushroom Juice, Garlic, Porcini Mushroom, Spices, Corn Starch, Olive Oil, Sugar, Herbs, Yeast

As written on the pack

Fresh Egg Pasta [Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Pasteurised Egg, Water], Cooked Beef (11%), Onion, Mushrooms (9%), Sunflower Oil, Maize Flour, Carrot, Water, Tomato Purée, Dried Skimmed Milk, Wheat Flour, Dried Potato, Wild Garlic, Wine (1%), Salt, Flavouring, Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Concentrated Mushroom Juice, Garlic, Porcini Mushroom Powder, Spices, Corn Starch, Olive Oil, Sugar, Herbs, Yeast.

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.
6 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 pasta stuffed with meat

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 89% of the pasta stuffed with meat 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 9 pasta stuffed with meat, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697712371, 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.