Chicken Alfredo
The processing score reflects 35 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
13 listed · 4 flagged for reviewCOOKED ENRICHED PENNE PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA [WHEAT], NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHITE MEAT CHICKEN (WATER, SALT, NATIVE POTATO STARCH), MILK, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), RICE STARCH, OF: PARMESAN CHEESE FLAVOR [ (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE], FLAVOR (CONTAINS MALTODEXTRIN), SUGAR NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, GARLIC, SALT, SPICE.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Chicken Alfredo'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.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Cooked Enriched Penne Pasta (Water, Semolina [Wheat], Niacin, Iron [Ferrous Sulfate], Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Of: Parmesan Cheese Flavor [ (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Salt, Sodium Phosphate].
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Flavor (Contains Maltodextrin), Sugar Natural Butter Flavor.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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