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Is Clover Valley Spaghetti Rings in Tomato Sauce ultra-processed?

1 can (400g) Pastas Sold in the United States

Pack of Clover Valley Spaghetti Rings in Tomato Sauce

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed pastas

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

hoops pasta 42% (water, durum wheat semnolina), water, tomato paste, sugar, food starch-modified, salt, paprika powder, potato starch, acidity regulator (citric acid), onion, natural spices extract, natural herbs extract

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

42% HOOPS PASTA (WATER, DURUM WHEAT SEMNOLINA), WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SALT, PAPRIKA POWDER, POTATO STARCH, ACIDITY REGULATOR: CITRIC ACID, ONION POWDER, NATURAL SPICES EXTRACT, NATURAL HERBS EXTRACT.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

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 999 pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 470th. 51% of the pastas 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 999 pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7904066006835, last edited 24 April 2024), 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.