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CLASSIC SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE CLASSIC PASTA IN A HEARTY MEAT SAUCE MADE WITH SAUTEED ONIONS AND CHUNKY TOMATOES, CLASSIC SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Name: CLASSIC SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE CLASSIC PASTA IN A HEARTY MEAT SAUCE MADE WITH SAUTEED ONIONS AND CHUNKY TOMATOES, CLASSIC SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE
Brand: SIGNATURE SELECT

SIGNATURE SELECT · 0/100 · Not approved

2 not-approved ingredients detected

What we flagged

Ingredient	Verdict	Why
Sugar (Refined)	Caution	Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Modified Food Starch	Not approved	Industrially modified starch (chemical, enzymatic, or physical processing — label rarely specifies which). Common GMO source (corn/wheat/tapioca), and several modification agents (propylene oxide, sodium hydroxide) are flagged in EU regulatory reviews. Editorial position: not what we'd stock.
Mono- and Diglycerides	Caution	Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
Carrageenan	Not approved	Linked in animal studies to gut inflammation; banned in EU infant formula.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×2 − 10×2 − 5×0 = 0

Reason	Points	Detail
Modified Food Starch	-50	Industrially modified starch (chemical, enzymatic, or physical processing — label rarely specifies which). Common GMO source (corn/wheat/tapioca), and several modification agents (propylene oxide, sodium hydroxide) are flagged in EU regulatory reviews. Editorial position: not what we'd stock.
Carrageenan	-50	Linked in animal studies to gut inflammation; banned in EU infant formula.
Sugar (Refined)	-10	Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Mono- and Diglycerides	-10	Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.

Ingredients

meat sauceWatertomatoes in juice [tomatoestomato juiceCitric Acidcalcium chloride]cooked seasoned beef [beefSaltnatural flavoring]Tomatoes Onion Sugar (Refined)yeast extract [salt]Extra Virgin Olive Oil Garlic Powder Onion Powderpecorino romano cheese [pasteurized sheep's milkcheese culturerennet]Garlic Modified Food Starchspicespotassium chloride [rice flour]datemMono- and Diglyceridescooked spaghettienriched pasta [durum wheat semolinaniacinferrous sulfate {iron}thiamine mononitrateriboflavinfolic acid]Carrageenan

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