Is Giovanni Rana Mushroom Ravioli ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 37 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed raviolis
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Filling (mushrooms, ricotta (processing marker) (whey (ultra-processing marker), milk, cream, vinegar), whey (ultra-processing marker), seasoning (water, sunflower oil (processing marker), potato starch (processing marker), casein (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker)), bread crumbs (wheat flour, yeast, salt (processing marker)), chicory root fiber (ultra-processing marker), cornstarch (processing marker), potato fiber (ultra-processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), parmesan cheese (processing marker) (part-skimmed milk, salt enzymes), and less of salt 2%, sunflower oil (processing marker), potato starch (processing marker), onions, autolyzed yeast extract, dehydrated onions, non-fat dry milk (processing marker), black pepper), pasta (durum wheat flour, eggs, water)
As written on the pack
Filling (mushrooms, ricotta (whey, milk, cream, vinegar), whey, seasoning (water, sunflower oil, potato starch, casein, salt), bread crumbs (wheat flour, yeast, salt), chicory root fiber, cornstarch and potato fiber, natural flavors, parmesan cheese (pasteurized cultured part-skimmed milk, salt enzymes), 2% or less of salt, sunflower oil, potato starch, onions, autolyzed yeast extract, dehydrated onions, non-fat dry milk, black pepper). pasta (durum wheat flour, eggs, water).
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.
- Casein Casein is the main protein in milk, separated industrially and used to bind, emulsify and add protein.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- 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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
6 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 9 raviolis
From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 78% of the raviolis here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0877448003647, last edited 19 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.