Elbows with White Cheddar

Name: Elbows with White Cheddar
Brand: Banza

80Clean

Contaminants · 1

From lab tests of this product’s family

Banza white cheddar mac

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

GlyphosateNDof 160 ppb

Not detectedEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Measured in: Vegan White Cheddar Shells Plant Based Mac with Chickpea Pasta

Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Banza Elbows with White Cheddar healthy?

Banza Elbows with White Cheddar scores 80/100 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, plus lab results from its product family, Banza white cheddar mac. 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 Elbows with White Cheddar?

Banza Elbows with White Cheddar lists 11 ingredients, starting with Chickpeas, Pea Starch, Tapioca, Xanthan Gum and Cheddar Cheese. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Banza Elbows with White Cheddar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Banza Elbows with White Cheddar’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 Elbows with White Cheddar?

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

How does Banza Elbows with White Cheddar compare to other pasta & noodles?

At 80/100 Banza Elbows with White Cheddar sits in our top band, among the better pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Rao's Homemade Spaghetti at 100/100.

Is Banza Elbows with White Cheddar organic?

Banza Elbows with White Cheddar is not certified organic in our data.

Has Banza Elbows with White Cheddar been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Chickpea pasta with white cheddar powder (buttermilk, whey, nonfat dry milk)) with the other products in its family, Banza white cheddar mac, and 2 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Banza Elbows with White Cheddar contain glyphosate?

Banza Elbows with White Cheddar itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for glyphosate and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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