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Amy's Pad Thai: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Amy's

Quick answer

Frequent Choice

Amy's pad thai received a Longevity Score of 84 out of 100 (frequent choice). Mostly organic whole-food ingredients with tofu and vegetables, but sugar and sodium are notable for one serving. Strengths include organic tofu and vegetables add plant protein and produce, short, recognizable ingredient list with few additives, and cashews and tamari add whole-food content, while main considerations include added cane sugar gives 18g sugar per serving, sodium is moderate at 590mg per serving, and refined rice noodles provide low fiber (2g).

Longevity Score 84/100

What helped the score?

  • Organic tofu and vegetables add plant protein and produce
  • Short, recognizable ingredient list with few additives
  • Cashews and tamari add whole-food content

What held the score back?

  • Added cane sugar gives 18g sugar per serving
  • Sodium is moderate at 590mg per serving
  • Refined rice noodles provide low fiber (2g)

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Amy's Pad Thai
Brand
Amy's
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Dinners & Entrees)
GTIN / UPC
00042272013944
Serving size
200 g (1 cup)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Amy's

Pad Thai

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

Mostly organic whole-food ingredients with tofu and vegetables, but sugar and sodium are notable for one serving.

What Stands Out

High Sodium

590mg sodium

26% DV

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

Real Tofu

Primary protein source

Added Sweetener

organic cane sugar

Contains Seed Oils

high oleic safflower and/or sun…

Good Protein

8g protein

16% DV

Whole Foods

organic broccoli, organic tofu

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Organic tofu and vegetables add plant protein and produce
  • Short, recognizable ingredient list with few additives
  • Cashews and tamari add whole-food content

Key Concerns

  • Added cane sugar gives 18g sugar per serving
  • Sodium is moderate at 590mg per serving
  • Refined rice noodles provide low fiber (2g)

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

tofu

Whole-food ingredients

organic broccoliorganic tofuorganic carrotsorganic red onionsorganic garlicorganic cashewsorganic brown rice vinegar

Processing signals

rice noodles with tapioca starchtamari saucetamarind extract

Additives

magnesium chloride (tofu coagulant)

Seed oils

high oleic safflower and/or sunflower oil

Added sweeteners

organic cane sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ORGANIC RICE NOODLES (ORGANIC RICE, FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH), ORGANIC BROCCOLI, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC TOFU (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE), ORGANIC CARROTS, FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC GREEN ONIONS, ORGANIC TAMARI (WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, SALT, ORGANIC ALCOHOL [TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS]), ORGANIC BROWN RICE VINEGAR (WATER, ORGANIC BROWN RICE), ORGANIC CASHEWS, EXPELLER PRESSED HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC RED ONIONS, PAPRIKA, TAMARIND EXTRACT, SEA SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC, ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, BLACK PEPPER.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

310

16% DV

Total Carbs

52g

19% DV

Protein

8g

16% DV

Saturated Fat

1g

5% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

50g

18% DV

Sugar

18g

Total Fat

8g

10% DV

Sodium

590mg

26% DV

Unsaturated Fat

7g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories31016% DV
Total Carbs52g19% DV
Protein8g16% DV
Saturated Fat1g5% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs50g18% DV
Sugar18g—
Total Fat8g10% DV
Sodium590mg26% DV
Unsaturated Fat7g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (50g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sodium (590mg)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (18g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (18g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (18g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (18g of 52g carbs)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Amy's Pad Thai highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Amy's Pad Thai shows about 2g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Amy's Pad Thai: 18g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include organic cane sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Organic tofu and vegetables add plant protein and produce; Short, recognizable ingredient list with few additives; Cashews and tamari add whole-food content.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Added cane sugar gives 18g sugar per serving; Sodium is moderate at 590mg per serving; Refined rice noodles provide low fiber (2g).

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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