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Is Tesco Tortelloni ultra-processed?

Tortelloni Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Tortelloni

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed tortelloni

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

Fresh Egg Pasta, Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese, Wheat Flour, Water, Spinach 2.5%, Margarine, Whey Powder, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Flavouring, Spinach Powder 0.1%, Yeast Extract, Nutmeg, Skimmed Milk, Black Pepper, Malted Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg 11%, Water, Margarine contains (Palm Oil), Sunflower Oil, Water, Salt, including cereals containing gluten, Also

As written on the pack

Fresh Egg Pasta, Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese (Milk) (10%), Wheat Flour, Water, Spinach (2.5%), Margarine, Whey Powder (Milk), Salt, Sunflower Oil, Flavouring, Spinach Powder (0.1%), Yeast Extract, Nutmeg, Dried Skimmed Milk, Black Pepper, Malted Wheat Flour. Fresh Egg Pasta contains: Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Pasteurised Egg (11%),Water. Margarine contains: Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil, Water, Salt. Allergy Advice For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain soya.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
3 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 tortelloni

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 87% of the tortelloni 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 15 tortelloni, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057545829097, last edited 16 May 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.