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Birds Eye Penne With Olive Oil Veggie Pasta: Longevity analysis
Quick answer
Frequent Choice
Birds Eye penne with olive oil veggie pasta received a Longevity Score of 88 out of 100 (frequent choice). Lentil and zucchini pasta with short ingredient list, good protein and fiber, and low sodium; minimal processing overall. Strengths include lentil flour adds protein and fiber, short, recognizable ingredient list, and extra virgin olive oil, while main considerations include corn starch and tara gum, refined-style pasta format, and sodium is moderate but present.
Longevity Score 88/100
What helped the score?
- Lentil flour adds protein and fiber
- Short, recognizable ingredient list
- Contains extra virgin olive oil
What held the score back?
- Includes corn starch and tara gum
- Refined-style pasta format
- Sodium is moderate but present
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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details
Product facts
- Product
- Birds Eye Penne With Olive Oil Veggie Pasta
- Brand
- Birds Eye
- Category
- Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Dinners & Entrees)
- GTIN / UPC
00014500017468- Serving size
- 113 g (1 1/4 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
Birds Eye
Penne With Olive Oil Veggie Pasta
KarbCoach Recommendation
Frequent Choice
Lentil and zucchini pasta with short ingredient list, good protein and fiber, and low sodium; minimal processing overall.
What Stands Out
High Protein
10g protein
20% DVLow Fiber
2g fiber
7% DVWhole Foods
lentil flour, zucchini
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Key Positives
- Lentil flour adds protein and fiber
- Short, recognizable ingredient list
- Contains extra virgin olive oil
- Low sugar and no saturated fat
Key Concerns
- Includes corn starch and tara gum
- Refined-style pasta format
- Sodium is moderate but present
Ingredient Signals
Primary protein
Whole-food ingredients
Processing signals
Additives
Ingredients
Ingredient list
COOKED LENTIL ZUCCHINI PENNE PASTA (LENTIL FLOUR, WATER, ZUCCHINI), WATER, LESS THAN 2% OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CORN STARCH, SALT, TARA GUM.
Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.
Macronutrients
Calories
160
8% DVTotal Carbs
25g
9% DVProtein
10g
20% DVSaturated Fat
0g
0% DVFiber
2g
7% DVNet Carbs
23g
8% DVSugar
1g
Added Sugar
0g
0% DVTotal Fat
1.5g
2% DVSodium
120mg
5% DVCholesterol
0mg
0% DVUnsaturated Fat
1.5g
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition at a Glance
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 160 | 8% DV |
| Total Carbs | 25g | 9% DV |
| Protein | 10g | 20% DV |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% DV |
| Fiber | 2g | 7% DV |
| Net Carbs | 23g | 8% DV |
| Sugar | 1g | — |
| Added Sugar | 0g | 0% DV |
| Total Fat | 1.5g | 2% DV |
| Sodium | 120mg | 5% DV |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% DV |
| Unsaturated Fat | 1.5g | — |
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
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Low sugar (1g)
Heart-Healthy Eating
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (0g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
GLP-1 Eating Support
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Higher protein (10g)
Low Sugar Lifestyle
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Low sugar (1g)
Appetite & Portion Awareness
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Helpful protein (10g)
Athletic Fueling
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (25g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Workout Recovery
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Recovery protein (10g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Strength & Protein Focus
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Moderate protein (10g)
Vegetarian
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "lentil". See ingredients for details.)
Vegan
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegan, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "lentil". See ingredients for details.)
Plant-Based
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "lentil". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Carb Lifestyle
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Higher net carbs (23g)
Keto-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Net carbs above typical keto snack range (23g)
Minimally Processed Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Whole-food signals (lentil flour, zucchini)
Whole-Food Focused Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Whole-food signals (lentil flour, zucchini)
Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Whole-food signals (lentil flour, zucchini)
Mediterranean-Style Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Mediterranean-Style Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Whole-food signals (lentil flour, zucchini)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Paleo-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Paleo-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Grain/legume ingredients (Mentions "flour", "corn", "lentil". See ingredients for details.)
Pescatarian
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Pescatarian, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Low Gluten Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Healthy Fat Focus
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Healthy Fat Focus, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
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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 Birds Eye Penne With Olive Oil Veggie Pasta 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?
Birds Eye Penne With Olive Oil Veggie Pasta shows about 2.03g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.
Does it contain added sugar?
Birds Eye Penne With Olive Oil Veggie 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: Lentil flour adds protein and fiber; Short, recognizable ingredient list; Contains extra virgin olive oil.
What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?
Key concerns noted include: Includes corn starch and tara gum; Refined-style pasta format; Sodium is moderate but present.
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.
Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
- Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
- How the Longevity Score is calculated
- How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
- Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
- Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
- 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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