Pasta Caesar Salad, Pasta Caesar

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Caesar Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, Vinegar, High Fructose Com Syrup, Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking, With Added Whey Product), Salt, Dehydrated Herbs, Spice Extracts Including Paprkia, Artificial Coloring, Anchovy (Cured Anchovies, Salt, De-Fatted Soy Flour And Water), Salt, Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Sheep'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Powdered Cellulose To Prevent Caking), Modified Food Starch, Modified Cornstarch, Dehydrated Garlic, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Edta), Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 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 Pasta Caesar Salad, Pasta Caesar'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: Rainbow Rotini (Durum Wheat Semolina, Dried Tomato, Dried Spinach, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Olives (Olives, Water, Salt, Ferrous Gluconate Added To Stabilize Color).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.