Pesto Fusilli Pasta

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Pesto Fusilli Pasta scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Cooked Pasta (Semolina, Water Sunflower Oil, Inulin, Salt, Lactic Acid, Sunflower Lecithin, Flavoring)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Pesto Sauce (Basil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Bechamel Sauce (Water, Nonfat Dry Milk, Wheat Flour, Sunflower Oil, Butter, Salt), Grated Parmesan Cheese (Part Skimmed Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Rennet), Ricotta Cheese (Milk, Vinegar, Salt, Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum))): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 25% of the 6,999 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 Pesto Fusilli Pasta'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.