Italian Style Pasta Salad
The processing score reflects 38 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
21 listed · 6 flagged for reviewCOOKED ENRICHED TRI-COLOR MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, MACARONI [SEMOLINA (WHEAT), DRIED TOMATO, DRIED SPINACH, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID]), WHITE BALSAMIC VINEGAR (WINE VINEGAR, GRAPE MUST, CARAMEL COLOR), SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, CARROTS, TOMATOES, WATER, ONIONS, RED BELL PEPPERS, RIPE OLIVES (RIPE OLIVES, WATER, SALT, FERROUS GLUCONATE [TO STABILIZE COLOR]), SEA SALT, GARLIC, PARSLEY, BASIL, GRANULATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED RED AND GREEN PEPPERS, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED MINCED GARLIC, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Italian Style Pasta Salad'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.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Cooked Enriched Tri-Color Macaroni Product (Water, Macaroni [Semolina (Wheat), Dried Tomato, Dried Spinach, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, And Folic Acid]).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ripe Olives (Ripe Olives, Water, Salt, Ferrous Gluconate [To Stabilize Color]).
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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