Luvo, Whole Grain Pilaf
The processing score reflects 72 ingredients, including natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
37 listed · 7 flagged for reviewCOOKED LONG GRAIN BROWN RICE (WATER, LONG GRAIN BROWN RICE, TURMERIC FOR COLOR), WATER, KALE, RED BELL PEPPERS, COOKED QUINOA, APPLES, EGGPLANT (EGGPLANT, SALT, CITRIC ACID), ZUCCHINI SQUASH, ARTICHOKES (ARTICHOKES, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID), RAISINS, ONIONS, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, ALMONDS, AGAVE SYRUP, CAPERS (CAPERS, VINEGAR, SALT), DEHYDRATED BELL PEPPER, DEHYDRATED ONION, DRIED CANE SYRUP, GARLIC, GARLIC POWDER, JALAPENO PEPPERS, VINEGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, OLIVES (OLIVES, WATER, RED WINE VINEGAR, SALT, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), OREGANO, PARSLEY, POTATO STARCH, RED WHEAT BERRIES, SEA SALT, SEASONING (NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, YEAST), SEASONING (SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE), SEASONING (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT), SPICES, TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), TOMATOES (TOMATOES, VEGETABLE OIL, GARLIC, SPICES, SALT).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Luvo, Whole Grain Pilaf scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Other Additives (Eggplant (Eggplant, Salt, Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 Luvo, Whole Grain Pilaf'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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Agave Syrup, Dried Cane Syrup.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt, Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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