Is Barilla Protein pasta ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, meals, as at least group 3.
- 16 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Ingredients
Semolina (wheat), durum wheat flour, lentil flour, pea protein, chickpea flour, vitamin B3 (niacin), iron (ferrous sulfate), vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamins, vitamin B2, riboflavin, folic acid
As written on the pack
Semolina (wheat), durum wheat flour, lentil flour, pea protein, chickpea flour, vitamin B3 (niacin), iron (ferrous sulfate), vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid.
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.
Among 543 pasta dishes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 73% of the pasta dishes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0076808012019, last edited 23 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.