Is Vemondo Vegan Pesto alla Calabrese ultra-processed?

190g Vegan sauces Sold in Sweden, the Czech Republic and 4 more countries

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Sugar
Vegetable oil

16 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed vegan products

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

röd paprika 47.4%, vegetabiliska oljor (processing marker) (solros), vatten, tofu 10% (vatten, sojabönor), koncentrerad tomatpuré, majsstärkelse (processing marker), socker (processing marker), salt (processing marker), olivolja (processing marker), lökpulver, chili, mjölksyra, oregano

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

47,4% röd paprika, vegetabiliska oljor [solros], vatten, 10% tofu (vatten, sojabönor), koncentrerad tomatpuré, majsstärkelse, socker, salt, olivolja, lökpulver, chili, surhetsreglerande medel (mjölksyra), oregano.

What makes it processed

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.
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 36 vegan sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 86% of the vegan sauces 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 vegan sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489441304, last edited 7 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.