Pasta Salad, Pasta
The processing score reflects 36 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
10 listed · 4 flagged for reviewENRICHED TRICOLOR SPIRAL PASTA [SEMOLINA (WHEAT), DRIED SPINACH, DRIED TOMATO, NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)], DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, GARLIC, ONION, SPICES, RED BELL PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA FOR COLOR), WATER, BROCCOLI, CARROTS, RED BELL PEPPER [WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID (ACIDITY REGULATOR), CALCIUM CHLORIDE], BLACK OLIVES (WATER, SALT, FERROUS GLUCONATE), SORBIC ACID, BASIL, PARSLEY AND XANTHAN GUM.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Pasta Salad, 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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Parsley And Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Enriched Tricolor Spiral Pasta [Semolina Wheat , Dried Spinach, Dried Tomato, Niacin, Iron Ferrous Sulfate , Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid ].
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Dressing (Soybean Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Garlic, Onion, Spices, Red Bell Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor, Oleoresin Paprika For Color).
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Red Bell Pepper [Water, Salt, Citric Acid (Acidity Regulator), Calcium Chloride].
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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