Is Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti Marinara ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 46 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, semolina (durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), carrageenan (ultra-processing marker)), sauce (processing marker) (tomato puree (water, tomato paste), tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), onions, corn oil (processing marker), modified cornstarch (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), parmesan cheese (processing marker) (part-skim milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes), potassium chloride, garlic, spices), cheese blend (processing marker) (part-skim mozzarella cheese (part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt (processing marker), enzymes), modified food starch (ultra-processing marker), skim milk), monterey jack cheese (processing marker) (cultured milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes), parmesan cheese (processing marker) (part-skim milk, salt (processing marker), enzymes)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan
As written on the pack
Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, enriched semolina [durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], carrageenan), sauce (tomato puree [water, tomato paste], diced tomatoes [tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride], onions, corn oil, modified cornstarch, salt, parmesan cheese [cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], potassium chloride, granulated garlic, spices), cheese blend (part-skim mozzarella cheese [part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], modified food starch, skim milk), monterey jack cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes).
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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
- 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.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025800023769, last edited 1 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.