Lean Cuisine Classic Five Cheese Rigatoni pasta in a sweet tomato sauce covered with cheese

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Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Lean Cuisine Classic Five Cheese Rigatoni pasta in a sweet tomato sauce covered with cheese scores 11/100 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.

Lean Cuisine Classic Five Cheese Rigatoni pasta in a sweet tomato sauce covered with cheese lists 16 ingredients, starting with Semolina Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Soybean Oil, Tomato Paste and Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 11/100 Lean Cuisine Classic Five Cheese Rigatoni pasta in a sweet tomato sauce covered with cheese scores worse than most frozen meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in frozen meals is Amy's Spinach & Ricotta Cheese Ravioli Bowl at 92/100.