Bistro Steamers Pasta Primavera

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bistro Steamers Pasta Primavera scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Other Additives (Tomatoes, Salt, Citric Acid): 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 Bistro Steamers Pasta Primavera'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Pasta: (Water, Durum Wheat, Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Lactate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid). Sauce: Water.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tomato Sauce (Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Water, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Tomato Fiber, Natural Flavor).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Olive Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.