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Is Waitrose Sundried tomatoes ultra-processed?

280 g Dried tomato in oil Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose Sundried tomatoes

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed dried 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

alian sun-dried tomatoes in sunflower oil and extra NUTRITION TYPICAL VALLE AS DRAINED irgin olive oil with garlic and oregano, ngredients (Sun-dried tomatoes), sunflower oil, extra gn olive oil 2%, sea salt, white wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, Energy bok pepper STORAGE

As written on the pack

alian sun-dried tomatoes in sunflower oil and extra NUTRITION TYPICAL VALLE AS DRAINED irgin olive oil with garlic and oregano. NGREDIENTS: Sun-dried tomatoes (63%), sunflower oil, extra gn olive oil (2.0%), sea salt, white wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, Energy bok pepper STORAGE:

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

Among 17 dried tomato in oil

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 0% of the dried tomato in oil 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 17 dried tomato in oil, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169324684, last edited 15 April 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.