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Michelina's Lasagna With Meat Sauce: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Michelina's

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Michelina's lasagna with meat sauce received a Longevity Score of 58 out of 100 (limit frequency). Refined pasta and processed beef crumble with added sugar and sodium; modest protein and fiber keep the overall profile moderate. Strengths include some protein from beef and soy, tomato-based sauce with some vegetable content, and moderate calories for a single serving, while main considerations include enriched refined pasta with low fiber, processed beef crumble with additives and flavor enhancers, and sodium is elevated at about 609 mg per serving.

Longevity Score 58/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains some protein from beef and soy
  • Tomato-based sauce with some vegetable content
  • Moderate calories for a single serving

What held the score back?

  • Enriched refined pasta with low fiber
  • Processed beef crumble with additives and flavor enhancers
  • Sodium is elevated at about 609 mg per serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Michelina's Lasagna With Meat Sauce
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Dinners & Entrees)
GTIN / UPC
00717854165280
Serving size
213 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

Michelina's

Lasagna With Meat Sauce

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Refined pasta and processed beef crumble with added sugar and sodium; modest protein and fiber keep the overall profile moderate.

What Stands Out

High Sodium

609mg sodium

26% DV

Refined Grains

enriched macaroni product

Real Beef

Primary protein source

Added Sweetener

sugar

Contains Seed Oils

canola oil

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Good Protein

8g protein

16% DV

Whole Foods

tomato paste, granulated onion

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

Key Positives

  • Contains some protein from beef and soy
  • Tomato-based sauce with some vegetable content
  • Moderate calories for a single serving

Key Concerns

  • Enriched refined pasta with low fiber
  • Processed beef crumble with additives and flavor enhancers
  • Sodium is elevated at about 609 mg per serving
  • Added sugar and canola oil in sauce

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

beef

Whole-food ingredients

tomato pastegranulated oniongranulated garlic

Processing signals

enriched macaroni productcooked beef patty crumblemodified food starchtextured soy flour

Additives

sodium phosphatesdisodium inosinatedisodium guanylatexanthan gumnatural flavorsyeast extract

Seed oils

canola oil

Added sweeteners

sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, TOMATO PASTE, COOKED BEEF PATTY CRUMBLE (BEEF, WATER, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SPICES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GRANULATED ONION, GRANULATED GARLIC, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT ( WITH SALT).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

219

11% DV

Total Carbs

31g

11% DV

Protein

8g

16% DV

Saturated Fat

1.5g

7% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

28g

10% DV

Sugar

5g

Added Sugar

5g

10% DV

Total Fat

7g

9% DV

Sodium

609mg

26% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories21911% DV
Total Carbs31g11% DV
Protein8g16% DV
Saturated Fat1.5g7% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs28g10% DV
Sugar5g—
Added Sugar5g10% DV
Total Fat7g9% DV
Sodium609mg26% DV
Unsaturated Fat5.5g—

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

    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 (28g)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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 (609.2mg)

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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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    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: Sweetener signals (sugar)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar". See ingredients for details.)

    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 (31g)

    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 Michelina's Lasagna With Meat 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?

Michelina's Lasagna With Meat Sauce shows about 2.98g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Michelina's Lasagna With Meat Sauce: 5.01g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains some protein from beef and soy; Tomato-based sauce with some vegetable content; Moderate calories for a single serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Enriched refined pasta with low fiber; Processed beef crumble with additives and flavor enhancers; Sodium is elevated at about 609 mg 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.

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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