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Is Priano Mushroom Risotto ultra-processed?

Risottos Sold in the United States

Pack of Priano Mushroom Risotto

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed risottos

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

parboiled rice, sunflower oil, preparation (sunflower oil, glucose syrup, sodium caseinate, silicon dioxide), whey powder, button mushrooms, potato starch, salt, natural flavor, wild porcini mushrooms (PIECES and POWDER), onion, yeast extract, artificial mushroom flavor, garlic, parsley

As written on the pack

PARBOILED RICE, POWDERED SUNFLOWER OIL, PREPARATION (SUNFLOWER OIL, GLUCOSE SYRUP, SODIUM CASEINATE, SILICON DIOXIDE), WHEY POWDER, DEHYDRATED BUTTON MUSHROOMS, POTATO STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, WILD PORCINI MUSHROOMS (PIECES AND POWDER), ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, ARTIFICIAL MUSHROOM FLAVOR, GARLIC POWDER, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 risottos

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 44% of the risottos 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 16 risottos, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061459955439, last edited 8 July 2025), 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.