Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Instant Pasta

10 of the top 10 instant pasta products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The instant pasta with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 152 instant pasta with complete data.

  1. 1 Fresh Egg Pasta Tagliatelle

    Fresh Egg Pasta Tagliatelle

    Sainsbury's · 500g
    a NOVA 3 126 kcal 0.4 g sugar 5.4 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  2. 2 Fusilli

    Fusilli

    Cucina
    a NOVA 3 150 kcal 0.7 g sugar 5.6 g protein 0.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Golden Taglioni

    Golden Taglioni

    Plants by Deliciously Ella · 250g
    a NOVA 3 365 kcal 4.9 g sugar 11 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Mediterranean Pasta Meal for One

    Mediterranean Pasta Meal for One

    Birdseye Steamfresh · pcs
    a NOVA 3 96 kcal 2.7 g sugar 3 g protein 1.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Rotini

    Rotini

    Great Value · 32 oz
    a NOVA 3 212 kcal 2 g sugar 7 g protein 1.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Fusilli Pasta

    Fusilli Pasta

    One Stop
    a NOVA 3 176 kcal 1.1 g sugar 5.8 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Conchiglie

    Conchiglie

    Asda · 500g
    a NOVA 3 209 kcal 0.5 g sugar 5.8 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: No additives

  8. 8 Fusilli Pasta

    Fusilli Pasta

    Marks & Spencer · 1kg
    a NOVA 3 351 kcal 1.7 g sugar 11.4 g protein 1.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Farfalle with fresh eggs

    Farfalle with fresh eggs

    Panzani · 400 g
    a NOVA 3 336 kcal 3 g sugar 13 g protein 2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  10. 10 Polžki Amorosi

    Polžki Amorosi

    Combino · 1kg
    a NOVA 3 355 kcal 3.3 g sugar 11.6 g protein 1.4 g fat

    Also: No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published instant pasta on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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