Banza White Cheddar Shells, Chickpea Pasta & Powdered Cheese Mix, 5.5 oz

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Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Contaminants · 5

Banza White Cheddar Shells, Chickpea Pasta & Powdered Cheese Mix, 5.5 oz scores 4/100 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. Per serving it carries 4g fiber, 18g protein and 4g sugar. 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.

Banza White Cheddar Shells, Chickpea Pasta & Powdered Cheese Mix, 5.5 oz lists 14 ingredients, starting with Chickpea Pasta, Chickpeas, Pea Starch, Tapioca and Xanthan Gum. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

260 kcal per serving, or 366 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Banza White Cheddar Shells, Chickpea Pasta & Powdered Cheese Mix, 5.5 oz on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 4/100 Banza White Cheddar Shells, Chickpea Pasta & Powdered Cheese Mix, 5.5 oz scores worse than most pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Rao's Homemade Spaghetti at 100/100.