Parmesan Risotto, Parmesan
The processing score reflects 66 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag.
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Ingredients
17 listed · 6 flagged for reviewCOOKED RICE, VEGETABLE STOCK (WATER, COOKED VEGETABLES [CARROT, ONION, AND CELERY], SALT, SUGAR, CORN OIL, POTATO FLOUR, NATURAL FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, CARROT POWDER), HEAVY CREAM (HEAVY CREAM, FAT FREE MILK), PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BUTTER (SWEET CREAM [MILK], SALT), COOKING WINE (SAUTERNE WINE, SALT, SODIUM METABISULFITE AS A PRESERVATIVE), ONION POWDER, SALT, PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE BASE (PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE CONCENTRATE [GRANULAR CHEESE, PARMESAN CHEESE, AND ROMANO CHEESE {PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID], WATER, SALT, WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CULTURED BUTTERMILK [SKIM MILK, LACTIC ACID, CULTURES], NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER), CRUSHED GARLIC (GARLIC, CITRIC ACID), DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, WHITE PEPPER.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Parmesan Risotto, Parmesan 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.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% 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 Parmesan Risotto, Parmesan'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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Stock (Water, Cooked Vegetables [Carrot, Onion, And Celery], Salt, Sugar, Corn Oil, Potato Flour, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin, Carrot Powder).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Cooking Wine (Sauterne Wine, Salt, Sodium Metabisulfite As A Preservative).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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