Nuovo Ravioli Five Cheese — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates Nuovo Ravioli Five Cheese by Nuovo OKAY — score 60/90.

Real-cheese ravioli with a recognizable base, dragged down by a stack of three gums and an added 'natural flavor.' Decent fresh pasta, not clean.

Why this verdict

• Base is real cheese, eggs and olive oil, not synthetic protein fillers
• Three stacked stabilizer gums (xanthan, locust bean, guar) signal industrial processing
• Added 'natural parmesan flavor' means the cheese alone wasn't doing the work
• Cheese-and-pasta combo is calorie- and saturated-fat-dense
• NOVA 4 ultra-processed classification despite the gourmet positioning

Ingredients (13)

• ricotta cheese (moderate) — Real dairy protein and fat; nutritious but high in saturated fat.
• parmesan cheese (moderate) — Aged real cheese, salty but a genuine whole-food ingredient.
• Asiago Cheese (moderate) — Real cheese; contributes protein, fat and sodium.
• mozzarella cheese (moderate) — Real cultured cheese, standard dairy fat and salt.
• ROMANO CHEESE (moderate) — Sharp aged cheese, real but sodium-heavy.
• olive oil (safe) — Refined olive oil, a reasonable fat in the blend.
• Egg Whites (safe) — Clean lean protein.
• Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Lab-produced stabilizer for texture; mild gut effects in large amounts.
• Locust Bean Gum (moderate) — Plant-derived stabilizer, part of a stacked gum system.
• Guar Gum (safe) — Plant-based thickener from guar beans. Safe in these small amounts; can cause gas in large doses.
• Natural parmesan flavor (moderate) — An engineered flavor additive layered on top of real cheese.
• Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
• Enriched/semolina pasta (moderate) — Refined wheat carbohydrate base, fast-digesting starch.