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Pastene - Instant Polenta - 500g (17.6 oz)

Made from pre-cooked cornmeal and imported from Italy. The product description says it is ready in 5 minutes.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains corn
$6.59 500 g (17.6 oz) · lowest price at Cerini Coffee & Gifts
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (40g)
Protein
3g
Fiber
<1g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0.1g
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Ingredients: Pre-cooked cornmeal
75 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%62
Ingredients · counts 20%100
Processing · counts 15%85
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%70
Why it scores 75
Nutrition 62 · Compared with other grain foods: less fiber (0.5 g), less whole grain (0%); no added sugar per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Pre-cooked cornmeal
Processing 85 · Single-ingredient pre-cooked cornmeal, ready to prepare quickly
Sourcing 70 · Imported from Italy; no growing practice stated
Transparency 70 · Complete ingredient list and Italian origin stated
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pre-cooked cornmeal
1 ingredient
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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