Is Knorr Fettuccine Pasta in a Creamy Mushroom Flavored Sauce ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 43 ingredients
- 5 additives
Less processed pastas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
enriched macaroni product (semolina, durum flour (wheat), niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin, folic acid), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker) (corn, potato), corn starch (processing marker), salt (processing marker), sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, whey (ultra-processing marker), cultures), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker) (milk), onions, hydrolyzed soy protein, potassium chloride, yeast extract, mushrooms, sodium citrate, parsley, citric acid, mushroom powder, caramel (for color (ultra-processing marker)), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), lactose (ultra-processing marker), cream, garlic, sugar (processing marker), lactic acid, calcium lactate (ultra-processing marker), beef fat
Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E327 Calcium lactate , E330 Citric acid , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT [SEMOLINA AND DURUM FLOUR (WHEAT), NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], MALTODEXTRIN (CORN, POTATO), CORN STARCH, SALT, SOUR CREAM* (CREAM, NONFAT MILK, WHEY, CULTURES), NATURAL FLAVOR (MILK), ONIONS*, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, YEAST EXTRACT, MUSHROOMS*, SODIUM CITRATE, PARSLEY*, CITRIC ACID, MUSHROOM POWDER, CARAMEL (FOR COLOR), DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, LACTOSE, CREAM, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, BEEF FAT.
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.
- E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
- E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- 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.
3 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.
Among 999 pastas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 903rd. 51% of the pastas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041000022548, last edited 10 June 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.
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