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Banza - Plant Based Mac with Chickpea Pasta

Contains sunflower oil

Vegan chickpea pasta comes with a dairy-free cheddar-style sauce and provides 13 g of protein per serving. The sauce includes sunflower oil, xanthan gum and natural flavor.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsNon-GMO
$5.70 lowest price at Food Fight! Grocery
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
240caloriesPer serving · 1 serving (64 g)
Protein
13g▲
Fiber
8g▲
Added sugar
—
Sodium
550mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Chickpea Pasta: Chickpeas, Tapioca Starch, Pea Protein, Xanthan Gum. Sauce: Sweet Potato, Nutritional Yeast, Sea Salt, Pumpkin, Organic Tapioca Starch, Annatto Extract, Turmeric Extract And Paprika Extract (Color), Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Paprika, Xanthan Gum, Organic Natural Flavor, Onion, Garlic, Organic Sunflower Oil (Anticaking)
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score DNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
58 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 4 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%64
Ingredients · counts 20%82
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 58
Nutrition 64 · Compared with other grain foods: more sodium (550 mg), more fiber (8 g), less whole grain (0%); no added sugar per 1 serving
Ingredients 82 · Organic sunflower oil, 20th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Annatto (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Pasta and sauce include pea protein, tapioca starch, gums and natural flavor
Sourcing 50 · No ingredient origin or growing practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but the sauce includes unnamed natural flavor
Contains sunflower oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for annatto, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for organic sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Chickpea Pasta: Chickpeas Tapioca Starch Pea Protein Xanthan Gum. Sauce: Sweet Potato Nutritional Yeast Sea Salt Pumpkin Organic Tapioca Starch Annatto Extract Turmeric Extract And Paprika Extract (Color) Lactic Acid Citric Acid Paprika Xanthan Gum Organic Natural Flavor Onion Garlic Organic Sunflower Oil (Anticaking)
18 ingredients 5 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 3 limited risk
Annatto (E160b)ColourLimited risk
Plant-based colour from achiote seeds; generally safe, but can occasionally cause allergic reactions.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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