Is Tesco Tortellini Spinach And Ricotta ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 21 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed tortellini
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Fresh Egg Pasta (Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg, Water), Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese, Spinach 13%, Wheat Flour, Potato, Medium Fat Hard Cheese (processing marker), Skimmed Milk, Butter (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Wheat Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Onion, Chicory Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Olive Oil (processing marker), Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Yeast, Garlic
As written on the pack
Fresh Egg Pasta [Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Pasteurised Egg. Water], Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese (Milk) (15%), Spinach (13%), Wheat Flour, Dried Potato, Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Dried Skimmed Milk, Butter (Milk), Salt, Wheat Fibre, Onion, Chicory Fibre, Olive Oil, Nutmeg, Black Pepper, Yeast, Garlic.
What makes it ultra-processed
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- 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.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 21 tortellini
From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 86% of the tortellini here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697388910, last edited 16 August 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.