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Is Alsi Penne ultra-processed?

Durum wheat pasta Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Alsi Penne

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, meals, as at least group 3.

  • 2 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed durum wheat pasta

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

durum wheat semolina, water

As written on the pack

durum wheat semolina, water

What makes it processed

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 126 durum wheat pasta

From least to most processed, this one ranks 118th. 6% of the durum wheat pasta here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 126 durum wheat pasta, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600107363, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.