Is Tesco Ravioli Beef Bolognese ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 16 ingredients
- No additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Fresh Egg Pasta (Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg, Water), Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese, Tomato Purée, Cooked Beef 6%, Wheat Flour, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Onion, Red Wine, Potato, NUTRITION When cooked according to instructions Typical values Per 1, 2 of a pack, Energy 786kJ
As written on the pack
Fresh Egg Pasta [Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Pasteurised Egg, Water], Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese (Milk) (7%), Tomato Purée, Cooked Beef (6%), Wheat Flour, Sunflower Oil, Onion, Red Wine, Dried Potato, NUTRITION When cooked according to instructions Typical values Per 1/2 of a pack 100g (195g**) Energy 786kJ
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 43 instant pasta
From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 60% of the instant pasta here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059512726903, last edited 19 May 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.