Baked Ziti with Meatballs

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods Baked Ziti with 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. Per serving it carries 4g fiber, 23g protein and 6g 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.

Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods Baked Ziti with Meatballs lists 38 ingredients, starting with Tomatoes, Salt, Water, Pasta and Durum Semolina. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

480 kcal per serving, or 154 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods Baked Ziti with Meatballs on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods Baked Ziti with Meatballs scores worse than most prepared meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amylu Organic Chicken Meatballs at 97/100.