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Is Waitrose cooks Sundried Tomato ultra-processed?

180 g Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose cooks Sundried Tomato

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sun dried tomatoes 60%, olive oil 32%, wine vinegar, salt, oregano, garlic, black pepper, acidity regulators (lactic acid, citric acid), anroxidant (l-ascorbic acid)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

sun dried tomatoes (60%), olive oil (32%), wine vinegar, salt, oregano, garlic powder, black pepper, acidity regulators (lactic acid and citric acid), anroxidant (l-ascorbic acid)

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169037782, last edited 4 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.