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Is Vemondo Vegan Lasagne ultra-processed?

400g Vegetarian lasagne Sold in Sweden, Finland and 4 more countries

Pack of Vemondo Vegan Lasagne

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetarian lasagne

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

Vatten, durumvete, av solros 9% (vatten, solrosfrön 2.1%, solrosolja, naturliga aromer, salt, rödbets, karamellsocker), koncentrerad tomatpuré 7%, tomater 6%, morot, topping 6% (vatten, kokosolja, modifierad stärkelse, stärkelse, salt, natriumcitrater, citronsyra, arom, karotener), rapsolja, stärkelse, lök, vetemjöl, modifierad stärkelse, sojaprotein, salt, druvsocker, kryddor, socker, kryddextrakt, örtkryddor, ättikspritspulver, xantangummi, cellulosagummi, oliv

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E160a Carotene , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Vatten, durumvete, färs av solrosfrön 9 % (vatten, solrosfrön 2,1 %, solrosolja, naturliga aromer, salt, rödbetspulver, karamellsocker), koncentrerad tomatpuré 7 %, tomater 6 %, morot, vegansk topping 6 % (vatten, kokosolja, modifierad stärkelse, stärkelse, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater, citronsyra), arom, färgämne (karotener)), rapsolja, stärkelse, lök, vetemjöl, modifierad stärkelse, sojaprotein, salt, druvsocker, kryddor, socker, kryddextrakt, örtkryddor, ättikspritspulver, förtjockningsmedel (xantangummi, cellulosagummi), olivextrakt.

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 vegetarian lasagne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 80% of the vegetarian lasagne 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 10 vegetarian lasagne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489482017, last edited 6 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.