Is Deluxe Mezzelune butternut squash, ricotta & mascarpone ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed fresh pasta
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
pumpkin 60%, mascarpone sage filling 60% (butternut squash 25.2%, ricotta cheese (processing marker) 15.6%, breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, salt (processing marker)), whey powder (ultra-processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), potato, mascarpone (processing marker) 2.4% (mascarpone, acidity regulator (citric acid)), sage 0.6%, salt (processing marker), natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), black pepper), egg pasta 40% (durum wheat semolina, whole egg 8%, water), including cereals containing gluten
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
60% pumpkin and mascarpone sage filling (25,2% concentrated butternut squash purée, 15,6% ricotta cheese (milk), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, salt), whey powder (milk), sunflower oil, dried potato, 2,4% mascarpone [mascarpone (milk), acidity regulator: citric acid], 0,6% sage, salt, natural flavourings (contains milk), black pepper), 40% egg pasta (durum wheat semolina, 8% whole egg, water), allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold, may also contain mustard and soya,
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Among 22 fresh pasta
From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 50% of the fresh pasta here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489705314, last edited 27 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.