Is Tesco Mushroom Pasta Sauce ultra-processed?

500g Sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

13 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

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

Tomato 57%, Tomato Purée 22%, Mushroom 11%, Sugar (processing marker), Onion, Cornflour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Onion, Herbs, Garlic Purée, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Tomato (57%), Partially Reconstituted Tomato Purée (22%), Mushroom (11%), Sugar, Onion, Cornflour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Onion Powder, Herbs, Garlic Purée, Flavouring

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.

3 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.

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 2,964 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1297th. 60% of the 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 2,964 sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000462121027, 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.
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.