Spaghetti with Meat Sauce with Mushrooms & Basil
The processing score reflects 58 ingredients, including modified ingredients and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

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Ingredients
27 listed · 7 flagged for reviewCOOKED SPAGHETTI (WATER, SEMOLINA, WHEAT FLOUR), TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), TOMATOES (DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), WATER, MUSHROOMS (MUSHROOMS, WATER), COOKED BEEF, COOKED PORK, 2% OR LESS OF ONIONS, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SUGAR, SALT, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (WITH CARAMEL COLOR), DRIED SOY SAUCE (SOY SAUCE [SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT], MALTODEXTRIN, SALT), BASIL, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, PARMESAN AND ASIAGO CHEESE BLEND WITH FLAVOR (PARMESAN & ASIAGO CHEESES [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ENZYME MODIFIED PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, WATER, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, SALT, POWDERED CELLULOSE), CULTURED WHEY (CULTURED WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN), SOYBEAN OIL, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES, BEEF STOCK, CARAMEL COLOR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DRIED RED PEPPERS, NATURAL FLAVORS.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce with Mushrooms & Basil scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Concentrate (With Caramel Color)): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): 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 Spaghetti with Meat Sauce with Mushrooms & Basil'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: Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Chloride.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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