Tuscan Style Penne

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Tuscan Style Penne scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Other Additives (Acetylated Monoglycerides): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Boxed Dinners & Sides, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 4,145 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 Tuscan Style Penne'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 (Diced Tomatoes With Juice, Water, Dark Chicken, Crushed Tomatoes, Fire Roasted Onions, Chardonnay Wine, Less Than 2% Of: Parmesan Cheese (Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Roasted Garlic (Garlic, High Maltose Corn Syrup Solids), Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Sundried Tomato, Spices, Milk Protein Concentrate, Salt, Sauteed Vegetables (Carrots, Celery, Onions), Sea Salt, Garlic, Maltodextrin, Flavorings, Corn Oil, Tomato Paste, Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Xanthan Gum, Yeast Extract, Guar Gum, Onions, Lactic Acid, Butter And Cream, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Olive Oil, Sorbitol, Cultured Whey, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Soy Sauce Solids (Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Carrot Extract, Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Oleic Acid.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tocopherols.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.