Is Olivieri Cannelloni ultra-processed?

2 x 540 g Stuffed pastas Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Whey
Milk

27 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed stuffed pastas

Tortelloni Four Cheese Tesco 20 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Free range egg pasta ricotta cheese and spinach filling Waitrose 19 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli Waitrose 19 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Tomato, Basill & Mozzarella Tortellini Waitrose 21 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

Pasta (Durum wheat semolina), Water, Liquid egg yolk, Liquid whole eggs, Filling (Cheeses (processing marker), ricotta (processing marker)), mozzarella (processing marker) (milk ingredients (ultra-processing marker), milk ingredients (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), bacterial culture, citric acid, calcium chloride, enzymes), Spinach, Whey powder (ultra-processing marker), wheat, 6 Milk, Salt (processing marker), Flavour (ultra-processing marker), 6 Garlic powder, lemon juice, Onion, Spice, % Milk (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Pasta: Durum wheat semolina, Water, Liquid egg yolk, Liquid whole eggs. Filling: Cheeses (ricotta, mozzarella [modified milk ingredients, milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, citric acid, calcium chloride, enzymes]), Spinach, Whey powder, Toasted wheat crumbs, 6 Milk, Salt, Flavour (milk), 6 Garlic powder, Reconstituted lemon juice, Onion powder, Spice. Contains: Wheat, Eggs, % Milk.

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.
Milk An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

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.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 148 stuffed pastas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 121st. 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 148 stuffed pastas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0058441900779, last edited 20 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.