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Is Wicked Kitchen Nana’s Mushroom Bolognese ultra-processed?

Microwave meals Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cooked Tortiglioni Pasta (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina), Tomato Passata, Tomato, Courgette 15%, King Oyster Mushroom 12%, Onion, Carrot, Tomato Juice, Spinach, Rapeseed Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Parsley, Salt, Olive Oil, Paprika, Oregano, Cracked Black Pepper, Bay Leaf, Leek, Tomato Purée, White Pepper, Bay Leaf

As written on the pack

Cooked Tortiglioni Pasta [Water, Durum Wheat Semolina], Tomato Passata, Tomato, Courgette (15%), King Oyster Mushroom (12%), Onion, Carrot, Tomato Juice, Spinach, Rapeseed Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Cornflour, Garlic Purée, Parsley, Salt, Olive Oil, Paprika Flakes, Oregano, Cracked Black Pepper, Ground Bay Leaf, Leek, Tomato Purée, White Pepper, Bay Leaf.

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 351 microwave meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 47th. 72% of the microwave meals 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 351 microwave meals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056684900094, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.