Alessi Risotto Cacio e Pepe with Cheese and Black Pepper

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 ingredients to avoid

Alessi Risotto Cacio e Pepe with Cheese and Black Pepper scores 8/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Alessi Risotto Cacio e Pepe with Cheese and Black Pepper lists 21 ingredients, starting with Organic Arborio Rice, Cheese Sauce [dried Whey (Milk)], Onion, Salt and Black Pepper. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 8/100 Alessi Risotto Cacio e Pepe with Cheese and Black Pepper scores worse than most pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Rao's Homemade Spaghetti at 100/100.