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Mantova Cara Italian Potato Gnocchi with Tomato

Contains flavors

These shelf-stable potato gnocchi contain 80% mashed potatoes, and the wheat flour comes from Apulia, Italy. They also contain unspecified flavors and a preservative.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeVegetarianContains wheat
$8.00 16 oz · lowest price at The Olive Groove
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
210caloriesPer serving · 1 cup (145g)
Protein
5g▼
Fiber
2g▼
Added sugar
—
Sodium
480mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Mashed Potatoes 80% (water, dried potato flakes [potatoes, diglycerides of fatty acids (emulsifier), diphosphate, potassium sulfate, ascorbic acid, citric acid, flavors]), wheat flour, potato starch, tomato powder, salt, flavors, rice flour, citric acid, sorbic acid (preservative)
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as grain productsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%58
Ingredients · counts 20%92
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 58 · Compared with other grain foods: less fiber (2 g), less whole grain (0%), less protein (5 g); no added sugar per 1 cup
Ingredients 92 · Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); Mono- and diglycerides (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 35 · Potato flakes, added flavors and a preservative make this a formulated food
Sourcing 70 · Wheat flour comes from Apulia; potato sourcing isn't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but 'flavors' is unspecified
Contains flavors and sorbic acid preservative
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for sorbates, mono- and diglycerides
Scored Oct 25, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Mashed Potatoes 80% (water Dried potato flakes [potatoes Diglycerides of fatty acids (emulsifier), diphosphate, potassium sulfate, ascorbic acid, citric acid, flavors]) Wheat flour Potato starch Tomato powder Salt Flavors Rice flour Citric acid Sorbic acid (preservative)
11 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 limited risk
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; 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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