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Is Amy's Vegetable Lasagna ultra-processed?

269 g Vegetarian lasagne Sold in the United States

Pack of Amy's Vegetable Lasagna

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 41 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed vegetarian lasagne

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

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

lasagna pasta (semolina flour, whole wheat flour, filtered water), tomato puree, ricotta cheese (whey, pasteurized part-skim milk, vinegar, salt), filtered water, zucchini, spinach, part-skim, mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, culture, salt enzymes (without animal enzymes, rennet)), onions, carrots, extra virgin olive oil, basil, parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, culture, salt, enzymes (without animal enzymes, rennet)), grade aa butter (cream, salt), sea salt, garlic, black pepper, spices, herbs 100%, spices 100% (no hidden ingredients)

As written on the pack

ORGANIC LASAGNA PASTA (ORGANIC SEMOLINA FLOUR, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, FILTERED WATER), ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE, RICOTTA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED WHEY, PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, VINEGAR, SALT), FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC ZUCCHINI, ORGANIC SPINACH, PART-SKIM, MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CULTURE, SALT ENZYMES [WITHOUT ANIMAL ENZYMES OR RENNET]), ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC CARROTS, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, BASIL, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES [WITHOUT ANIMAL ENZYMES OR RENNET]), ORGANIC GRADE AA BUTTER (ORGANIC CREAM, SALT), SEA SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER, SPICES*. *100% PURE HERBS & SPICES (NO HIDDEN INGREDIENTS)

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 vegetarian lasagne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 80% of the vegetarian lasagne 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 10 vegetarian lasagne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042272000326, last edited 15 September 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.