Spaghetti and Meatballs

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs scores 5/100 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.

Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs lists 27 ingredients, starting with Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Wheat Gluten, Glyceryl Monostearate and Tomato Puree. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs scores worse than most pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Western Family Signature Rigatoni at 99/100.