Caesar Pasta Salad, Caesar
The processing score reflects 61 ingredients, including preservatives, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high total fat.
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Ingredients
14 listed · 7 flagged for reviewENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (SEMOLINA [WHEAT], NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CAESAR DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], VINEGAR, LIQUID SUGAR [SUGAR, WATER], ANCHOVY PASTE [CURED ANCHOVIES, SALT, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR AND WATER], GARLIC, SPICES, SALT, XANTHAN GUM), MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, EGG YOLK, WHOLE EGG, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA {FOR COLOR}, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR]), SCALLIONS, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN TO PROTECT FLAVOR), RED PEPPERS, ONIONS, CELERY, CONTAINS LOSS THAN 2% OF BLACK PEPPER, CRYSTALLIZED LEMON CRYSTALLIZED LEMON (CITRIC ACID, LEMON OIL, LEMON JUICE), GARLIC (GARLIC, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% PHOSPHORIC ACID), POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE].
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Caesar Pasta Salad, Caesar'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.
- Chemical PreservativesStrong UPF marker
In this product: Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Sodium Benzoate [Preservative].
Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Enriched Macaroni Product (Semolina [Wheat], Niacin, Iron [Ferrous Sulfate], Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Caesar Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, Romano Cheese [Pasteurized Cow'S Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Vinegar, Liquid Sugar [Sugar, Water], Anchovy Paste [Cured Anchovies, Salt, Defatted Soy Flour And Water], Garlic, Spices, Salt, Xanthan Gum), Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Egg Yolk, Whole Egg, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Sugar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Oleoresin Paprika {For Color}, Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavor]).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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