Chorizo with Pasta & Fire Roasted Tomatoes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chorizo with Pasta & Fire Roasted Tomatoes 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.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Chorizo with Pasta & Fire Roasted Tomatoes' 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 Pasta Product (Water, Semolina [Enriched With Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Modified Wheat Starch, Wheat Protein Isolate, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Barley Flour, Whole Oat Flour, Flax Seed).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Chorizo Sausage (Pork, Paprika, Spices, Salt, Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Sodium Phosphates, Turmeric, Garlic Powder, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.