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Lean Cuisine Shrimp & Angel Hair Pasta In A Creamy Wine Sauce: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Lean Cuisine

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Lean Cuisine shrimp & angel hair pasta in a creamy wine sauce received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Lean protein and vegetables, but refined pasta, phosphate additives, and moderate sodium lower the whole-food quality. Strengths include shrimp provides lean protein, red pepper and carrot vegetables, and moderate calories with 14g protein, while main considerations include refined wheat pasta with low fiber, multiple phosphate and processing additives, and sodium around 549mg per serving.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Shrimp provides lean protein
  • Contains red pepper and carrot vegetables
  • Moderate calories with 14g protein

What held the score back?

  • Refined wheat pasta with low fiber
  • Multiple phosphate and processing additives
  • Sodium around 549mg per serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Lean Cuisine Shrimp & Angel Hair Pasta In A Creamy Wine Sauce
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Dinners & Entrees)
GTIN / UPC
00013800171320
Serving size
283 g (1 package)
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

Lean Cuisine

Shrimp & Angel Hair Pasta In A Creamy Wine Sauce

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Lean protein and vegetables, but refined pasta, phosphate additives, and moderate sodium lower the whole-food quality.

What Stands Out

High Protein

14g protein

28% DV

High Sodium

549mg sodium

24% DV

Artificial Colors

annatto color

Real Shrimp

Primary protein source

Contains Seed Oils

soybean oil

Good Fiber

3.1g fiber

11% DV

Whole Foods

shrimp, red peppers

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

Key Positives

  • Shrimp provides lean protein
  • Contains red pepper and carrot vegetables
  • Moderate calories with 14g protein

Key Concerns

  • Refined wheat pasta with low fiber
  • Multiple phosphate and processing additives
  • Sodium around 549mg per serving
  • Soybean oil and artificial annatto color

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

shrimp

Whole-food ingredients

shrimpred pepperscarrotsgarlic

Processing signals

cooked pastamodified cornstarchdried shrimpnatural flavors

Additives

sodium tripolyphosphatesodium hexametaphosphatetetrasodium pyrophosphatepotassium chloride

Seed oils

soybean oil

Artificial colors

annatto color

Ingredients

Ingredient list

COOKED PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN), SKIM MILK, SHRIMP, WATER, RED PEPPERS, CARROTS, SHERRY WINE, 2% OR LESS OF SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, GARLIC, WHEAT FLOUR, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), RED PEPPER PUREE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SPICES, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED SHRIMP, CORNSTARCH, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO COLOR, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

289

14% DV

Total Carbs

49g

18% DV

Protein

14g

28% DV

Saturated Fat

1g

5% DV

Fiber

3.1g

11% DV

Net Carbs

45.9g

17% DV

Sugar

4g

Total Fat

4.5g

6% DV

Sodium

549mg

24% DV

Unsaturated Fat

3.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories28914% DV
Total Carbs49g18% DV
Protein14g28% DV
Saturated Fat1g5% DV
Fiber3.1g11% DV
Net Carbs45.9g17% DV
Sugar4g—
Total Fat4.5g6% DV
Sodium549mg24% DV
Unsaturated Fat3.5g—

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

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  • 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 (45.9g)

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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 (549mg)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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: Higher protein (14g)

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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 (14g)

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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 (49g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

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

    A supportive signal: Recovery protein (14g)

    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 Lean Cuisine Shrimp & Angel Hair Pasta In A Creamy Wine Sauce highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly 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?

Lean Cuisine Shrimp & Angel Hair Pasta In A Creamy Wine Sauce shows about 3.11g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Lean Cuisine Shrimp & Angel Hair Pasta In A Creamy Wine Sauce: 3.99g total 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: Shrimp provides lean protein; Contains red pepper and carrot vegetables; Moderate calories with 14g protein.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined wheat pasta with low fiber; Multiple phosphate and processing additives; Sodium around 549mg 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 prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

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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