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Instant pasta with cheese, from least to most processed

We track 9 instant pasta with cheese, 78% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Bake.

What makes instant pasta with cheese ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of instant pasta with cheese that contain each:

Processed food (2)

  1. 1 Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Bake Cucina · 400g 3
  2. 2 Pasta Salad Pesto & Cheese Harriet’s Garden · 150g 3

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 3 Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Annie's · 71g 4
  2. 4 Mac & Cheese reduced fat Trader Joe's · 7 oz 4
  3. 5 Pasta 'n' sauce Cheese & Brocoli Batchelors · 65g 4
  4. 6 Spicy Smoky Dreamy Mac Wicked Kitchen · 80g 4
  5. 7 Macaroni Cheese By Sainsbury's 4
  6. 8 Creamy Cheese Pasta Mug Shot · 68g 4
  7. 9 Mac 'n Cheese Bold & Cheesy Cheetos · 5.9 oz (170 g) 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.