Spartan, Macaroni & Cheese Pasta

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Spartan, Macaroni & Cheese Pasta 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 To Protect Flavor): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.

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 Spartan, Macaroni & Cheese 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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Enriched Macaroni (Semolina Wheat Flour, [Enriched With Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]Egg White).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheese Sauce Powder (Cheese Blend [{Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Whey, Whey Protein Concentrate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Lactose, Salt, Maltodextrin, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Coloring {Yellow 5, Yellow 6}, Turmeric Extract], Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Wheat Flour, Nonfat Dry Milk).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.