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Is Buitoni Tortellini, Spinach Cheese ultra-processed?

255 g Cereals and their products Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Buitoni Tortellini, Spinach Cheese

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
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

dough (durum wheat), eggs, water, spinach, filling (ricotta cheese, whey), cream, vinegar, carrageenan, wheat flour, romano cheese (cow's milk, salt, enzymes), water, parmesan cheese (part skim milk, salt, enzymes), canola oil, skim milk, salt, parmesan cheese paste (parmesan cheese (part skim milk, salt, enzymes), water, sodium phosphate, enzymes), natural flavor, sugar, cream, spices, yeast, sunflower oil

Additives: E407 Carrageenan

As written on the pack

DOUGH: GROUND DURUM WHEAT, EGGS, WATER, DRIED SPINACH. FILLING: PART SKIM RICOTTA CHEESE (WHEY, CREAM, VINEGAR, CARRAGEENAN), WHEAT FLOUR, ROMANO CHEESE (CULTURED PART SKIM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), CANOLA OIL, SKIM MILK, SALT, PARMESAN CHEESE PASTE (PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES), NATURAL FLAVOR, SUGAR, CREAM POWDER, SPICES, YEAST, SUNFLOWER OIL.

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • 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 5,066 cereals and their products

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3874th. 57% of the cereals and their products 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 5,066 cereals and their products, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0024842112219, last edited 25 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.
  • 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.