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Barilla Enriched Pasta With Veggies: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Barilla

Quick answer

High integrity

Barilla enriched pasta with veggies received a Food Integrity Score of 88 out of 100 (high integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. This reads like a simple pasta recipe with a few standard vitamin enrichments added. The veggie purees and tomato give it a recognizable whole-food feel, and the nutrition panel shows modest protein and fiber. It is a fine everyday pasta choice, with the main note being the enrichment vitamins and refined semolina base. Main considerations include refined semolina and durum flour base and synthetic vitamin and mineral enrichment. Simpler options: Choose whole grain or legume pasta for more fiber; pair with a homemade vegetable sauce to limit added ingredients.

Food Integrity Score 88/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Refined semolina and durum flour base
  • Synthetic vitamin and mineral enrichment

Simpler options to consider

  • Choose whole grain or legume pasta for more fiber
  • Pair with a homemade vegetable sauce to limit added ingredients

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Barilla Enriched Pasta With Veggies
Brand
Barilla
Category
Pantry & Oils (source: Pasta By Shape & Type)
GTIN / UPC
00076808002386
Serving size
56 g
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

Food Integrity results

Enriched Pasta With Veggies

Barilla

High integrity

Warning Signs

Enriched semolina and vitamin additions like ferrous sulfate and folic acid are the only mild flags here; nothing alarming stands out.

Consider This

This is a short, recognizable list, so the processing is mostly category-normal pasta-making rather than a factory formula.

Good Substitutes

Plain dried durum pasta with homemade tomato and carrot sauce gives you the same veggie flavor with fewer enrichment add-ins.

Overall Assessment

High integrity

This reads like a simple pasta recipe with a few standard vitamin enrichments added. The veggie purees and tomato give it a recognizable whole-food feel, and the nutrition panel shows modest protein and fiber. It is a fine everyday pasta choice, with the main note being the enrichment vitamins and refined semolina base.

Key Highlights

Family Watchlist Count0
Higher Concern Ingredient Count0

What stood out

  • Refined semolina and durum flour base
  • Synthetic vitamin and mineral enrichment

Highest concern ingredients

  • Semolina (wheat) (3/10) — Refined grain base.
  • Durum wheat flour (3/10) — Refined flour base.

Better choice tips

  • Choose whole grain or legume pasta for more fiber.
  • Pair with a homemade vegetable sauce to limit added ingredients.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

SEMOLINA (WHEAT), DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, TOMATO PUREE, CARROT PUREE (CARROT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATER), NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID.

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

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Semolina (wheat)Concern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined grain

    What this is

    Refined grain

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Refined grain base; common in pasta but less fiber than whole grain.

    Additional note

    Refined durum wheat, a common pasta base.

  2. Durum wheat flourConcern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined grain

    What this is

    Refined grain

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Refined flour; normal for pasta, lower fiber than whole grain.

    Additional note

    Refined durum flour, a standard pasta ingredient.

  3. NiacinConcern 2/10 — Very low concernVitamin fortificantAdditive

    What this is

    Vitamin fortificant

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Added vitamin for enrichment; a standard fortification input.

    Additional note

    Added B vitamin for enrichment.

  4. Iron (ferrous sulfate)Concern 2/10 — Very low concernMineral fortificantAdditive

    What this is

    Mineral fortificant

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Added mineral for enrichment; standard fortification input.

    Additional note

    Added iron for enrichment.

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  1. Thiamine mononitrateConcern 2/10 — Very low concernVitamin fortificantAdditive

    What this is

    Vitamin fortificant

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Added vitamin for enrichment; standard fortification input.

    Additional note

    Added B vitamin for enrichment.

  2. RiboflavinConcern 2/10 — Very low concernVitamin fortificantAdditive

    What this is

    Vitamin fortificant

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Added vitamin for enrichment; standard fortification input.

    Additional note

    Added B vitamin for enrichment.

  3. Folic acidConcern 2/10 — Very low concernVitamin fortificantAdditive

    What this is

    Vitamin fortificant

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Added vitamin for enrichment; standard fortification input.

    Additional note

    Added B vitamin for enrichment.

  4. Carrot puree (carrot, lemon juice concentrate, water)Concern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Mostly recognizable vegetable and citrus; mild processing only.

    Additional note

    Carrot puree with lemon juice concentrate and water.

  5. Tomato pureeConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Recognizable vegetable ingredient with no concern.

    Additional note

    Concentrated tomato, a simple recognizable vegetable ingredient.

Food Integrity is an ingredient-based estimate of how close a food is to a simple, recognizable profile. It is not a medical safety rating. 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.

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.

  • Vegetarian

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "carrot", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Vegan

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "carrot", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "carrot", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low-Carb Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "wheat flour". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Keto-Style Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A consideration: Carb-dense ingredients (Mentions "flour", "wheat flour". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low Gluten Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A consideration: Gluten-related ingredients (Mentions "wheat", "semolina", "durum". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

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 together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Barilla Enriched Pasta With Veggies 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.

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?

Barilla Enriched Pasta With Veggies shows about 2.02g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Barilla Enriched Pasta With Veggies: 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: Simple ingredients with vegetable purees; Low sodium and no added sugar per serving; Zero saturated fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined durum semolina base with modest fiber; Enriched wheat flour; Carbohydrate-dense per serving.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Pantry & Oils, 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.

Sources, citations & safety

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