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NOVA · 3 · 16 INGREDIENTS · 1 ADDITIVES
Highly processed. 16 ingredients including 1 additives — still recognisable food, but processed.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
42
Healthiness
96
Low sugar
70
Low calorie
100
Low salt
75
High protein
0
High fibre
35
Nutrient density
80
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 4002359664359 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 42.
INGREDIENT
NOTE
Δ
Starting balance100
tomatoes80%
—0onions~0–6.6%
—0acidity regulator~0–0.4%
—0citric acid
—0herbs~0–0.4%
—0spices~0–0.4%
—0dolmio
—0believes
—0value
—0sharing
—0meal
—0together
—0FinalNOVA · 3 · Highly processed42
Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).
Flagged additives · 1
Citric acidE330 · low
Naturally occurs in citrus. Industrial form is fermented from glucose.
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