Penne pasta in a creamy alfredo sauce
Penne pasta in a creamy alfredo sauce by Hormel, Hormel Foods Corporation has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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Product Insight: Penne pasta in a creamy alfredo sauce
Penne pasta in a creamy alfredo sauce by Hormel, Hormel Foods Corporation is tracked in PlainIngredients with 4 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5, a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is C. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 3 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
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- Titanium Dioxide - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Water, penne pasta (water, durum semolina wheat, egg whites, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), alfredo sauce (water, palm oil, mozzarella cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], modified food starch, stabilizer [modified food starch, sodium alginate, datem, locust bean gum, guar gum, maltodextrin], sodium phosphate, natural flavor, calcium phosphate, salt, sorbic acid [as a preservative]), contains 2% or less of soybean oil, cream ({from milk} contains carrageenan), rice starch, potato starch, butter (cream [milk]), onion powder, salt, romano cheese (romano cheese [pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], salt), potassium chloride, flavor (maltodextrin, cultured whey [from milk]), milk protein concentrate (nonfat milk, milk protein), disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, spices, titanium dioxide (color), cream of tartar.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 0037600722483
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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