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Is Tesco Tomato Purée ultra-processed?

200g Tomato purées Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Tomato Purée

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 3 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Tomato Purée, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Tomato Purée, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid).

Among 36 tomato purées

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 3% of the tomato purées 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 36 tomato purées, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000119118615, last edited 18 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.