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Yes — Basilico pasta sauce is ultra-processed.
Not a great choice for everyday, despite its vegetable-based ingredients.
This pasta sauce is ultra-processed because it contains natural basil flavoring and modified starch. Natural flavoring is an industrially isolated flavor additive, while modified starch is an extracted and industrially modified thickener. These additives place the product in the ultra-processed category, even though the tomatoes, vegetables, oils, sugar, salt, herbs, garlic, and white wine are otherwise common culinary ingredients.
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Yes — Basilico pasta sauce by Cirio, Conserve Italia is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This pasta sauce is ultra-processed because it contains natural basil flavoring and modified starch. Natural flavoring is an industrially isolated flavor additive, while modified starch is an extracted and industrially modified thickener. These additives place the product in the ultra-processed category, even though the tomatoes, vegetables, oils, sugar, salt, herbs, garlic, and white wine are otherwise common culinary ingredients.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.