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Is Tesco Green Pesto ultra-processed?

190g Green pestos Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Tesco Green Pesto

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed 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

Basil 50%, Water, Sunflower Oil, Grana Padano Medium Fat Hard Cheese 2.5%, Cashew Nut 2%, Pecorino Romano Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Pine Nuts 1%, Salt, Rice Flour, Acidity Regulator (lLactic Acid), Garlic, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Preservative (Egg Lysozyme)

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme , E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Basil (50%), Water, Sunflower Oil, Grana Padano Medium Fat Hard Cheese (2.5%), Cashew Nut (2%), Pecorino Romano Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Pine Nuts (1%), Salt, Rice Flour, Acidity Regulator (lLactic Acid), Garlic Powder, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid). Grana Padano Medium Fat Hard Cheese contains: Grana Padano Cheese (Milk), Preservative (Egg Lysozyme).

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 79 green pestos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 49% of the green pestos 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 79 green pestos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052909736189, 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.