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Is Amy's Vegetable Lasagna With Daiya Cheeze ultra-processed?

255 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Amy's Vegetable Lasagna With Daiya Cheeze

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:

  • 38 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

ingredients (orange rice pasta, water), rice flour, tomato puree, zucchini, spinach, onions, filtered water, daiya mozzarella-style shreds (filtered water, tapioca, arrowroot flours, safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, natural flavors, inactive yeast, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, lactic acid (derived from sugar), titanium dioxide (a naturally occurring mineral)), tofu (filtered water, soybeans, nigari (magnesium chloride, a natural firming agent)), extra virgin olive oil, carrots, basil, sea salt, garlic, black pepper, spices

Additives: E171 Titanium dioxide , E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

INGREDIENTS (VEGAN): ORANGE RICE PASTA* (WATER, ORGANIC RICE FLOUR), ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE*, ORGANIC ZUCCHINI*, ORGANIC SPINACH*, ORGANIC ONIONS*, FILTERED WATER , DAIYA VEGAN MOZZARELLA-STYLE SHREDS (FILTERED WATER, TAPIOCA AND/OR ARROWROOT FLOURS, EXPELLER PRESSED SAFFLOWER OIL, COCONUT OIL, PEA PROTEIN, SALT, VEGAN NATURAL FLAVORS, INACTIVE YEAST, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, XANTHAN GUM, LACTIC ACID [DERIVED FROM SUGAR], TITANIUM DIOXIDE [A NATURALLY OCCURRING MINERAL]), ORGANIC TOFU* (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, NIGARI [MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, A NATURAL FIRMING AGENT]), EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, ORGANIC CARROTS*, BASIL, SEA SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC*, BLACK PEPPER, SPICES**.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042272008148, last edited 10 September 2025), 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.