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Is Kirkland Signature Spinach & Cheese Ravioli ultra-processed?

Stuffed pastas Sold in the United States

Pack of Kirkland Signature Spinach & Cheese Ravioli

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

filling (ricotta cheese (milk, vinegar, salt), spinach, low-moisture mozzarella cheese (milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sunflower oil, sweet whey, bread crumbs (wheat flour, water, salt), heavy cream, onions, cellulose, psyllium fiber, and less of salt 2%, natural flavors, corn starch, psyllium fiber, potatoes, garlic, spices)

As written on the pack

Organic filling (organic ricotta cheese [organic milk, organic vinegar, salt], organic spinach, organic low-moisture mozzarella cheese [pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes], organic parmesan cheese [pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], organic sunflower oil, organic sweet whey, organic bread crumbs [organic wheat flour, water, salt], organic heavy cream, organic roasted onions, cellulose & organic psyllium fiber, 2% or less of salt, natural flavors, organic corn starch and organic psyllium fiber, organic dehydrated potatoes, organic garlic, organic spices).

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.
  • 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.
5 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 108th. 76% of the stuffed 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 149 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619880409, last edited 21 May 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.