Mama Pride Cavato 500g
Fortified pasta offers decent nutrition but refined carbs and gluten concerns prevent a higher score.
Contains wheat/gluten - avoid if allergic or have celiac disease. Cook thoroughly before eating. No other specific hazards reported.
What's the verdict?
A 500g dry pasta product suitable for cooking. Likely made from semolina with possible vitamin enrichment. No user-submitted safety reports or packaging issues noted.
Ingredients
5 listed · 1 flagged · estimated by AI, check the label- Durum Wheat Semolina (Primary Pasta Base)Caution
Provides complex carbohydrates for sustained energy and some natural protein; commonly enriched with vitamins but contains gluten, a common allergen that can trigger digestive issues, inflammation or autoimmune responses in sensitive or celiac individuals.
- Water (Dough Processing Aid)
Used during manufacturing to form dough but evaporated in drying; neutral with no direct nutritional contribution or health risks in the finished dry product.
- Ferrous Sulfate (Iron Fortificant)Beneficial
Added to improve iron content, beneficial for supporting hemoglobin production and reducing risk of anemia, especially useful in staple foods for populations with dietary deficiencies.
- Niacin (Vitamin B3 Fortificant)Beneficial
Enrichment nutrient that aids metabolism, cholesterol management and skin health; provides clear nutritional benefit with minimal risk at fortification levels.
- Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1 Fortificant)Beneficial
Added B-vitamin supporting energy conversion from carbs and nervous system function; beneficial enrichment that helps compensate for losses during grain refining.
Nutrition
| calories | 357 |
|---|---|
| total fat | 1.5 |
| saturated fat | 0.3 |
| sodium | 8 |
| total carbohydrate | 71 |
| dietary fiber | 3 |
| sugars | 2 |
| protein | 13 |
| calcium | 25 |
| iron | 3.8 |
| potassium | 190 |
None: trans fat, cholesterol, vitamin d.
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