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Is Tesco umami paste ultra-processed?

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Pack of Tesco umami paste

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Tomato Paste, White Miso Paste Water, Soya Bean, Rice, Salt, Soy Sauce 10% (Wate Soya Bean, Wheat Flour, Salt, Alcohol), Spirit Vinegar Sugar, Yeast Extract, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Roasted Garlic Purée Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Salt

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water. Tomato Paste. White Miso Paste Water. Soya Bean. Rice, Salt]. Soy Sauce (10%) [Wate Soya Bean. Wheat Flour. Salt. Alcohol]. Spirit Vinegar Sugar. Yeast Extract. Garlic Purée. Cornflour. Concentrated Lemon Juice. Roasted Garlic Purée Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid). Salt.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

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

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059697391637, last edited 27 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.