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Boloñesa
Product Insights
Boloñesa is a Spanish meat‑based pasta sauce that belongs to the ‘Fat and sauces’ and ‘Dressings and sauces’ food groups. It carries a Nutri‑Score of C and a NOVA 4 classification, providing 5.9 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 5.2 g sugars, 1.6 g salt, 4.4 g protein and 98 % fruits/vegetables per 100 g. While its sugar, fat and salt levels are lower than many comparable sauces, it remains ultra‑processed, contains added sugar, modified corn starch and the acidity regulator lactic acid (E270), and is not suitable for vegans or pork‑avoiders.
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g/ml
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average pasta sauce, Boloñesa contains about half the sugar (5.2 g vs 10.95 g), less than half the fat (5.9 g vs 12.0 g), considerably less salt (1.6 g vs 5.0 g), and provides roughly double the protein (4.4 g vs 2.1 g) per 100 g.
Ingredients
Tomato pulp and tomato concentrated (43%), water, pork and beef meat (16%), carrot (7%), onion (5%), Sunflower oil, sugar, salt, modified corn starch, pork belly (1%) flavouring, yeast extract, acidity regulator: lactic acid, mixed herbs and spices.
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