Is Tesco Potato Gnocchi ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 10 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed potato gnocchi
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Potato, turmeric, Citric acid, Wheat Flour, Potato Search, Salt (processing marker), Skimmed Milk, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Lactic Acid, rice flour
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Potato, turmeric, Citric acid, Wheat Flour, Potato Search, Salt, Dried Skimmed Milk, Flavouring, Lactic Acid, rice flour,
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.
1 ingredient 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.
Among 28 potato gnocchi
From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 68% of the potato gnocchi here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052910049766, last edited 31 July 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.