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Annie's Penne & Four Cheese Pasta: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-20 · Annie's

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Annie's penne & four cheese pasta received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Organic pasta with real cheeses, but refined-leaning flour, sodium, and saturated fat keep the overall profile moderate. Strengths include organic pasta with some whole grain wheat, real cheeses with recognizable milk-based ingredients, and relatively few synthetic additives, while main considerations include sodium around 460 mg per dry-mix serving adds up quickly, cheese-heavy build raises saturated fat, and low fiber for a pasta product (about 3 g).

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Organic pasta with some whole grain wheat
  • Real cheeses with recognizable milk-based ingredients
  • Relatively few synthetic additives

What held the score back?

  • Sodium around 460 mg per dry-mix serving adds up quickly
  • Cheese-heavy build raises saturated fat
  • Low fiber for a pasta product (about 3 g)

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Annie's Penne & Four Cheese Pasta
Brand
Annie's
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Dough Based Products / Meals)
GTIN / UPC
00013562300167
Serving size
62 g (Dry Mix)
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

Annie's

Penne & Four Cheese Pasta

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Organic pasta with real cheeses, but refined-leaning flour, sodium, and saturated fat keep the overall profile moderate.

What Stands Out

High Sodium

460mg sodium

20% DV

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Good Protein

9g protein

18% DV

Whole Foods

organic whole grain wheat flour…

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

Key Positives

  • Organic pasta with some whole grain wheat
  • Real cheeses with recognizable milk-based ingredients
  • Relatively few synthetic additives

Key Concerns

  • Sodium around 460 mg per dry-mix serving adds up quickly
  • Cheese-heavy build raises saturated fat
  • Low fiber for a pasta product (about 3 g)
  • Contains sodium phosphate and anticaking silicon dioxide

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

cheese and whey

Whole-food ingredients

organic whole grain wheat flourreal cheesenonfat milk

Processing signals

cheese powder and dried dairy componentssodium phosphate emulsifying saltcorn starch thickener

Additives

sodium phosphatesilicon dioxideannatto extractnon-animal enzymes

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Organic Pasta (organic wheat flour, organic whole grain wheat flour), Cheddar, Parmesan, and Monterey Jack Cheeses (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), Corn Starch, Whey, Ricotta Cheese (whey, butter [pasteurized cream, salt], nonfat milk, lactic acid, salt), Salt, Nonfat Milk, Butter (pasteurized cream, salt), Cultured Pasteurized Whole Milk, Sodium Phosphate, Annatto Extract (for color), Onion Powder, White Pepper, Silicon Dioxide (for anticaking).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

230

12% DV

Total Carbs

43g

16% DV

Protein

9g

18% DV

Saturated Fat

2g

10% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

40g

15% DV

Sugar

3g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

3g

4% DV

Sodium

460mg

20% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories23012% DV
Total Carbs43g16% DV
Protein9g18% DV
Saturated Fat2g10% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs40g15% DV
Sugar3g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat3g4% DV
Sodium460mg20% DV
Unsaturated Fat1g—

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

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher net carbs (40g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sodium (460mg)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "whey". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (3g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (9g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (43g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 Annie's Penne & Four Cheese Pasta highly processed?

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

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Annie's Penne & Four Cheese Pasta shows about 2.98g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Annie's Penne & Four Cheese Pasta: 0g added sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Organic pasta with some whole grain wheat; Real cheeses with recognizable milk-based ingredients; Relatively few synthetic additives.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sodium around 460 mg per dry-mix serving adds up quickly; Cheese-heavy build raises saturated fat; Low fiber for a pasta product (about 3 g).

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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