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Whole or semi-whole durum wheat pasta, from least to most processed

We track 8 whole or semi-whole durum wheat pasta, 13% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Wholewheat Fusilli.

What makes whole or semi-whole durum wheat pasta ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of whole or semi-whole durum wheat pasta that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (7)

  1. 1 Wholewheat Fusilli Tesco 1
  2. 2 Whole Grain Linguine Barilla · 16 oz (1 lb) 454 g 1
  3. 3 100% Whole Wheat Rotini Simple Truth Organic · 16 oz 1
  4. 4 Whole Wheat Penne Great Value · 16 oz 1
  5. 5 100% Whole Wheat Spaghetti noodles Simple truth organic · 16 oz 1
  6. 6 Macaroni Catelli · 375 g 1
  7. 7 Tricolore Fusilli Tesco · 500 g 1

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 8 Farfalle Pesto Pasta Salad Barilla 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.