Pesto by Sainsbury's · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Sainsbury's SSainsbury's
VerdictConsider avoidingPesto
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHighWhy this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthHigh
NutritionModerate
nutri-score c
Processing
- 1nutrition base band "moderate" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one, capped at high
- 3final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (14)
- Basil53%—›
- Olive oil27.275%—›
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil6%—
- Pecorino Romano cheese5%—
- Sheep's Milk5%—
- Pine Nuts4%—
- Vegetable Fibre2%—
- Sugar0.8%—›
- Salt0.275%—›
- Parmagiano Reggiano Cheese0.275%—
- Cow's Milk0.275%—
- Potato starch0.275%—›
- Acidity Regulator0.275%—
- Lactic Acid0.275%—
- Garlic Puree0.275%—
- Garlic0.1375%—›
- Salt0.06875%—›
- Acidity regulators0.034375%—
- Lactic acid0.034375%—
- Citric acid0.03437499999999999%—
- Basil extract0.27499999999998437%—›
- Antioxidant0.27499999999997726%—
- Ascorbic Acid0.27499999999997726%—
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Basil (53%), Olive oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (6%), Pecorino Romano cheese (Sheep's Milk) (5%), Pine Nuts (4%), Vegetable Fibre, Sugar, Salt, Parmagiano Reggiano Cheese (cow's Milk) (1%), Potato starch, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Garlic Puree (garlic, salt, acidity regulators: lactic acid; citric acid), basil extract, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid.
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall high safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.