Tuna Noodle Casserole

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Tuna Noodle Casserole'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.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sauce (Water, Nonfat Milk, Modified Cornstarch, Parmesan Cheese [Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Cheese Blend [Cheddar, Granular, Semisoft And Blue Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Sodium Phosphate, Vinegar, Salt], Unsalted Butter [Cream, Natural Flavorings], Maltodextrin, Cheese Flavor [Parmesan And Cheddar Cheese Flavor (Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Other Natural Flavors (Including Autolyzed Yeast), Maltodextrin], Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce [Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol, Vinegar, Lactic Acid], Salt, Cheese Paste [Parmesan And Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Salt], Sodium Citrate, Potassium Chloride, Vegetable Broth, Xanthan Gum, Spices, Dehydrated Roasted Garlic, Granulated Onion, Parsley, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Yeast Extract, Fish Powder [Anchovies, Bonito], Natural Flavors, Cod Liver Oil).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product (Water, Enriched Semolina [Durum Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Carrageenan).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Bread Crumbs (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Dextrose, Salt, Dried Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour, Paprika Extract [Color], Annatto Extract [Color]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.