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Penne, from least to most processed

We track 30 penne, 10% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Penne Rigate.

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What makes penne ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (24)

  1. 1 Penne Rigate Combino · 500g 1
  2. 2 Wholewheat Penne Tesco · 500g 1
  3. 3 Whole Grain Penne Barilla · 16 oz 1
  4. 4 Penne pasta Simply · 500g 1
  5. 5 Red Lentil Penne Sainsbury's 1
  6. 6 Penne Napolina · 500g 1
  7. 7 Penne Rigate Catelli 1
  8. 8 Penne Sainsbury's · 1kg 1
  9. 9 Penne Coop · 500 g 1
  10. 10 Penne pasta Cucina · 500g 1
  11. 11 Penne Rigate Trader Joe's · 16 oz 1
  12. 12 Penne Rigate Rao's Homemade · 16 oz 1
  13. 13 Penne Priano · 16 oz 1
  14. 14 Whole Wheat Penne Great Value · 16 oz 1
  15. 15 Penne rigate ICA · 500 g 1
  16. 16 Penne rigate Gastrino · 5 kg 1
  17. 17 Penne Pasta Hearty Food Co 1
  18. 18 Penne pasta Morrisons · 500 g 1
  19. 19 organic brown rice pasta gluten free penne Jovial · 12 oz 1
  20. 20 Penne Everyday Essentials · 500g 1
  21. 21 Penne Rigate ICA Basic · 500 g 1
  22. 22 Penne Great Value · 16 Oz / 454 g 1
  23. 23 Penne Barilla · 1 lb 1
  24. 24 Penne Rigate no. 41 De Cecco 1

Processed food (3)

  1. 25 Penne Essential Waitrose & Partners · 1kg 3
  2. 26 Penne Alsi 3
  3. 27 Penne fresh egg pasts Sainsburys 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 28 FRIEND M&S <-FOOD- MADE WITHOUT GLUTEN, WHEAT & EG Marks & Spencer · 500 g 4
  2. 29 Glutenfrei Penne Combino · 500g 4
  3. 30 Culinea Penne Bolognese in a Tomato Sauce with Minced Beef Culinea · 750 gram 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.