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Is Simply Penne pasta ultra-processed?

500g Penne rigate Sold in the United Kingdom and Italy

Pack of Simply Penne pasta

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 1 ingredient
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Durum Wheat Semolina Pasta

As written on the pack

Dried Durum Wheat Semolina Pasta.

Among 20 penne rigate

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 0% of the penne rigate 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 20 penne rigate, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489810360, last edited 17 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.