Banquet Basic Spaghetti with Chicken Nuggets, 7 Oz
The processing score reflects 74 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 2 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
28 listed · 6 flagged for reviewSAUCE: WATER, TOMATO PASTE, ONIONS, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, CRUSHED GARLIC, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (VINEGAR, MOLASSES, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, ANCHOVIES, WATER, ONIONS,SALT, GARLIC, TAMARIND CONCENTRATE, CLOVES, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT), SALT, GRANULATED ONION, WHOLE BASIL, SPICE, CITRIC ACID.COOKED SPAGHETTI: WATER, SPAGHETTI (ENRICHED PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, IRON {FERROUS SULFATE}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE,RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGG WHITE), SOYBEAN OIL. BREADED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS WITH RIB MEAT: CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIBMEAT, WATER, BREAD CRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, DEXTROSE, YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, SPICE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA), TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, BATTER MIX (YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, SALT, SPICES, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GARLIC POWDER, GUAR GUM,LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE]), SOY FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, FLAVORINGS. CONTAINS: EGG, FISH (ANCHOVIES)MILK, SOY, WHEAT.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Banquet Basic Spaghetti with Chicken Nuggets, 7 Oz scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch, Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Banquet Basic Spaghetti with Chicken Nuggets, 7 Oz's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Yeast, Soybean Oil, Spice, Extractives Of Paprika), Batter Mix (Yellow Corn Flour, Corn Starch, Dextrose, Salt, Spices, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Modified Corn Starch, Garlic Powder, Guar Gum,Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate]).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil. Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets With Rib Meat: Chicken Breast With Ribmeat.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.Cooked Spaghetti: Water.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Spaghetti (Enriched Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}, Thiamine Mononitrate,Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Egg White).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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