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Is Well Market Spinach & Garlic ultra-processed?

227g Tortellini Sold in the United States

Pack of Well Market Spinach & Garlic

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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed tortellini

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

cooked cheese tortellini, water, pasta (durum wheat semolina, EGG), ricotta cheese (milk, whey, salt), breadcrumbs (soft wheat flour, salt), sunflower oil, cheese powder (milk, whey, salt, enzymes), matured hard cheese (milk, salt, rennet), pecorino romano cheese (sheep's milk, salt, rennet), natural flavors, salt, grana padano cheese (milk, salt, rennet, lysozyme from eggs), spinach, water, sunflower oil, garlic, rice flour, tapioca starch, salt, yeast extract, black pepper

As written on the pack

COOKED CHEESE TORTELLINI (WATER, PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, EGG], RICOTTA CHEESE (MILK, WHEY, SALT), BREADCRUMBS (SOFT WHEAT FLOUR, SALT), SUNFLOWER OIL, MELTED CHEESE POWDER (MILK, WHEY, SALT, ENZYMES), MATURED HARD CHEESE (MILK, SALT, RENNET), PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE PDO (SHEEP'S MILK, SALT, RENNET), NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, GRANA PADANO CHEESE PDO (MILK, SALT, RENNET, LYSOZYME FROM EGGS), SPINACH, WATER, SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC, RICE FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, BLACK PEPPER. 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.
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.

  • 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 tortellini

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 86% of the tortellini 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 21 tortellini, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0050428101209, last edited 9 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.