Oven Ready Toasted Breaded Meat Ravioli

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Oven Ready Toasted Breaded Meat Ravioli scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Proteins (Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour)): Extensive modification indicates UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Batter Mix (Yellow Corn Flour, Wheat Flour, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Whey, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Alginate, Soy Flour, Non-Fat Dry Milk, Paprika, Oleoresin, Natural Flavor, Dry Whole Eggs)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Starch, Protein, Lactose, Whey Solids, And Cellulose (To Prevent Caking))): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Pasta & Noodles, this product is more processed than about 90% of the 9,228 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 Oven Ready Toasted Breaded Meat Ravioli'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: Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Dough Starter (Egg, Soy Flour, Whey), Water, Sugar, Salt, Soybean Oil, Vital Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Calcium Sulfate, Monoglycerides, Calcium Propionate, Guar Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (Ssl), Potassium Sorbate, Enzymes, Enriched Bleached Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Datem, Calcium Sulfate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Carbonate, Ascorbic Acid, L-Cysteine, Sesame Seeds).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.