Is Tesco Sundried tomato antipasti ultra-processed?

535 g Dried tomatoes Sold in the United Kingdom and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

14 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed dried tomatoes

Sun-dried tomato Tesco 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Sun Dried Tomatoes Julienne-Cut Bella Sun Luci 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Sun Dried Tomatoes With Italian Basil Bella Sun Luci 3 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1

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

Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Sundried Tomatoes, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker) 2%, Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Garlic, Oregano, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Water, Black Pepper

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Sunflower Oil, Rehydrated Sundried Tomatoes, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (2%), Salt, Sugar, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Garlic, Oregano, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Water, Black Pepper.

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.
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 42 dried tomatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 2% of the dried tomatoes 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 42 dried tomatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052320708338, last edited 19 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.