Is Waitrose Chopped Italian Vine Tomatoes ultra-processed?

400g Canned tomatoes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

14 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned tomatoes

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

Tomatoes 55%, tomato juice, olive oil (processing marker) 1.5%, garlic 1%, sugar (processing marker), acidity regulator (citric acid), natural garlic flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (salt (processing marker), natural flavouring), natural oregano flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (salt (processing marker), natural flavouring, silicon dioxide)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Tomatoes (55%), tomato juice, olive oil (1.5%), garlic (1.0%), sugar, acidity regulator (citric acid),.natural garlic flavouring (salt, natural flavouring), natural oregano flavouring (salt, natural flavouring, silicon dioxide)

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.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
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 92 canned tomatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 91st. 3% of the canned tomatoes 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 92 canned tomatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169020760, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.