Pasta Alfredo with White Chicken & Broccoli
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
16 listed · 3 flagged for reviewWATER, HALF AND HALF CREAM (MILK, CREAM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE), PENNE PASTA (SEMOLINA [WHEAT], NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), GRILLED SEASONED CHICKEN WHITE MEAT (CHICKEN WHITE MEAT, WATER, POTATO STARCH, SALT), BROCCOLI, MARGARINE (SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN LECITHIN [SOY], NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, COLORED WITH ANNATTO, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), IMPORTED ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED SHEEP'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHOLE MILK POWDER, SALT, CRUSHED GARLIC, STABILIZER (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, AND GUAR GUM), NATURAL FLAVOR, BLACK PEPPER, PARSLEY.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Pasta Alfredo with White Chicken & Broccoli scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Other Additives (Stabilizer (Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphate, Mono And Diglycerides, Xanthan Gum, And Guar Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): 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 Pasta Alfredo with White Chicken & Broccoli'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.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Penne Pasta (Semolina [Wheat], Niacin, Iron [Ferrous Sulfate], Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, And Folic Acid).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Soybean Lecithin [Soy], Natural Butter Flavor, Colored With Annatto, Vitamin A Palmitate Added).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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