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Is Tesco Tomato and chilli pesto ultra-processed?

190 g Red pestos Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Tesco Tomato and chilli pesto

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

water, tomato puree, red peocer 5%, grana padano cheese 5%, sundried tomatoes 4.5%, basil, paprika, sugar, red pepper, pecorino romano cheese, cashew nuts, acidity regulator (lactic acil, chilli, salt, pine nuts, garlic powder, sea salt, preservative (egg lysozyme)), also, nutrition typical values energy fat of which saturates carbohydrate of which sugars fibre protein salt per 10灣 1652kj

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme

As written on the pack

ingredients sunflower oil, water, tomato puree, red peocer (5%), grana padano cheese (5%), sundried tomatoes (4.5%. basil, paprika, sugar, dried red pepper, pecorino romano cheese (milk), cashew nuts, acidity regulator (lactic acil. chilli powder, salt, pine nuts, garlic powder, sea salt. grana padano cheese contains: grana padano cheese (milk), preservative egg lysozyme). allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. also, may contain peanuts and other nuts. nutrition typical values energy fat of which saturates carbohydrate of which sugars fibre protein salt per 10灣 1652kj /

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 26 red pestos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 42% of the red pestos 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 26 red pestos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052320800957, last edited 7 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.