Italian-Style Pasta Bake
The processing score reflects 66 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
18 listed · 5 flagged for reviewWATER, COOKED PASTA (WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, DURUM SEMOLINA [ENRICHED WITH THIAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, NIACIN, IRON], WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE [WHEAT GLUTEN, PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, SULFITE], MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SALT), TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE (PORK, WATER, SALT, SPICES, FLAVORINGS, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, YEAST EXTRACT), COOKED GROUND BEEF, LOW MOISTURE WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MUSHROOMS, TOMATO PASTE, LESS THAN 2% OF ONIONS, GARLIC PUREE, BEEF FLAVOR CONCENTRATE (BEEF BROTH [BEEF STOCK, WATER], YEAST EXTRACT, BEEF FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, POTATO FLOUR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, FLAVOR, BEEF FAT), PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE, SPICES, CANOLA OIL, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA AND NATURAL FLAVORS.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Italian-Style Pasta Bake'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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum, Cellulose.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Cooked Pasta (Water, Modified Food Starch, Isolated Soy Protein, Wheat Gluten, Durum Semolina [Enriched With Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Niacin, Iron], Wheat Protein Isolate [Wheat Gluten, Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sulfite], Modified Wheat Starch, Salt).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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