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Instant pasta, from least to most processed

We track 43 instant pasta, 60% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Freefrom gluten free Penne.

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What makes instant pasta ultra-processed

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

Processed food (17)

  1. 1 Freefrom gluten free Penne Waitrose · 500 g 3
  2. 2 Egg Tagliatelle Specially Selected 3
  3. 3 Spaghetti Edamame Explore Cuisine · 200g 3
  4. 4 Conchiglie Asda · 500g 3
  5. 5 Penne Essential Waitrose & Partners · 1kg 3
  6. 6 Penne Alsi 3
  7. 7 Rigatoni Waitrose 3
  8. 8 Fresh Egg Pasta Tagliatelle Sainsbury's · 500g 3
  9. 9 Rigatoni All Plants · 215 g 3
  10. 10 Penne fresh egg pasts Sainsburys 3
  11. 11 Golden Taglioni Plants by Deliciously Ella · 250g 3
  12. 12 Pasta Shapes Heinz · 205g 3
  13. 13 Ravioli Beef Bolognese Tesco 3
  14. 14 Mediterranean Pasta Meal for One Birdseye Steamfresh · pcs 3
  15. 15 Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Bake Cucina · 400g 3
  16. 16 Chicken pasta salad Marks & Spencers · 380g 3
  17. 17 Pasta Salad Pesto & Cheese Harriet’s Garden · 150g 3

Ultra-processed food (26)

  1. 18 Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Annie's · 71g 4
  2. 19 Creamy Butternut Squash and Sage Tortellini Plants · 250 g 4
  3. 20 Rotini Made from Chickpeas Banza 4
  4. 21 Thick Udon Noodles Sainsbury's · 2 x 150 g 4
  5. 22 Butternut Squash & Sage Ravioli 4
  6. 23 Penne Vetta SMART · 375 g 4
  7. 24 Lasagne free from gluten Morrisons 4
  8. 25 Gnocchi Trader Joe's · 16 oz 4
  9. 26 Dolmio pronto pasta twists Dolmio · 200g 4
  10. 27 Braised Beef & Red Wine Ravioli Rana · 250g 4
  11. 28 Mac & Cheese reduced fat Trader Joe's · 7 oz 4
  12. 29 Kd original macaroni and cheese Kraft · 225 g 4
  13. 30 PASTA 'n' SAUCE TOMATO, ONION & HERB Batchelors · 99g 4
  14. 31 Pasta 'n' sauce Cheese & Brocoli Batchelors · 65g 4
  15. 32 Tomato & Herb Pasta Tesco 4
  16. 33 Asda chicken and mushroom pasta & sauce Asda 4
  17. 34 pasta Tesco · 200 g 4
  18. 35 Spinach & Ricotta Tortelloni Morrisons · 300g 4
  19. 36 Spicy Smoky Dreamy Mac Wicked Kitchen · 80g 4
  20. 37 Cheesey Mac 'n' Cheese Marshalls 4
  21. 38 Macaroni Cheese By Sainsbury's 4
  22. 39 Spiral Pasta in a Creamy Buffalo Chicken Flavored Sauce Knorr · 121 g 4
  23. 40 Creamy Cheese Pasta Mug Shot · 68g 4
  24. 41 Cont Alfredo 85g Continental · 85g 4
  25. 42 Cup Noodles Chicken Flavor Nissin · 2.25 oz (64 g) 4
  26. 43 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.