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Pesto pasta style
AldiMeals · 4088600462905

Pesto pasta style

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Carrageenan).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water42%No flag›
  • Penne pasta28%No flag
  • Durum Wheat Semolina21%No flag›
  • Egg White7%No flag›
  • Pesto style sauce16%No flag
  • Basil8.8%No flag›
  • Sunflower Oil3.6%No flag›
  • Hard Cheese1.8%No flag
  • Water0.9%No flag›
  • Olive Oil0.5%No flag›
  • Tapioca0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Concentrated Lemon Juice<0.1%No flag
  • Potato Starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Stabilised Low Fat Crème Fraîche7%No flag
  • Stabilisers3.5%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4073.5%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Pectins · E440a1.8%No flag
  • Crème Fraîche0.9%No flag
  • Starch0.4%No flag›
  • Emulsifier0.4%No flag
  • Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids · E472e0.4%No flag
  • Rice Starch3.5%No flag›
  • Salt3.5%No flag›
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Water, PENNE PASTA (28%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg White), PESTO STYLE SAUCE (16%) (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Grated Hard Cheese (Milk), Water, Olive Oil, Cassava Starch, Salt, Garlic, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Potato Starch), Stabilised Low Fat Crème Fraîche (Stabilisers: Carrageenan, Pectins; Low Fat Crème Fraîche (Milk), Starch, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Rice Starch, Salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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