Is Tesco Spinach, Buffalo Ricotta, Pine Nuts Girasoli ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 27 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed pastas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Fresh Egg Pasta (Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg), Spinach 21%, Buffalo Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese, Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese, Potato, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese, Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese, Skimmed Milk, Pine Nuts, Salt (processing marker), Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Butter (processing marker), Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Made using EU wheat, spinach, milk, Rec 25 Tesc Gar Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, Also, Tesc Hou Dun Te ΜΑΛΑΛΑ NUTRITION ys and When cooked according to instructions 1 (150), % ri* je
As written on the pack
Fresh Egg Pasta [Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Pasteurised Egg], Spinach (21%), Buffalo Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese (Milk) (11%), Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese (Milk) (11%), Dried Potato, Sunflower Oil, Mozzarella Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Mascarpone Full Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Dried Skimmed Milk, Pine Nuts, Salt, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Butter (Milk), Nutmeg, Black Pepper. Made using EU wheat, spinach and milk. Rec 25 Tesc Gar Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain soya. Tesc Hou Dun Te ΜΑΛΑΛΑ NUTRITION ys and When cooked according to instructions 1. (150**) % RI* JE
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- 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 999 pastas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 448th. 51% of the pastas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057967394784, last edited 28 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.