Chickpea Pasta Elbows

Name: Chickpea Pasta Elbows
Brand: Banza

87Clean

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows healthy?

Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows scores 87/100 on Tallow — our clean 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.

What is in Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows?

Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows lists 4 ingredients, starting with 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.

Does Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows?

Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows compare to other pasta & noodles?

At 87/100 Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows sits in our top band, among the better pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Western Family Signature Rigatoni at 99/100.

Is Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows organic?

Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows is not certified organic in our data.

Has Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Banza Chickpea Pasta Elbows, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.