MOM (Meal of the Moment)Pasta

MOM 3 Cheese Pasta

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Summary

MOM's three-cheese pasta is an instant kit of durum wheat pasta and a powdered cheese sauce, ready by adding hot water. It scores [L]CB3: middling on nutrition with moderate protein and fibre, held back on ingredients by flavourings, a gum, a flavour enhancer and a no-maida claim that fails, with moderate risk from sodium. Best as a quick meal now and then.

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MOM 3 Cheese Pasta

MOM 3 Cheese Pasta scores [L]CB3 on CleanPlate: nutrition C, ingredients B, load risk 3.

The [L] flag means the name or pack promises more than the ingredient list delivers.

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Share of calories, per 100 g

  • Protein: 12.2 g per 100 g, 13% of the calories.
  • Carbs (not counting sugars and fibre): 61 g per 100 g, 63% of the calories.
  • Sugars: 4.1 g per 100 g, 4% of the calories, of which 0 g is added.
  • Fat: 8.1 g per 100 g, 19% of the calories, of which 2.7 g is saturated.
  • Fibre: 4.1 g per 100 g, 2% of the calories (fibre counts at 2 kcal per gram).
Added sugar0 g
Saturated fat2.7 g
Sodium392.9 mg

The tick is the “high” line

Watch
Contains Maltodextrin
In its favour
Source of fibre; No added sugar
On the pack
4 claims checked: 1 holds, 2 need care, 1 is misleading

Last reviewed October 31, 2026

Ingredients, decoded

2 listed
  • Durum Wheat Pasta (54%)
  • 3 Cheese Sauce Mix
    • Milk Solids (Mozzarella Cheese Powder, Cheese Powder, Parmesan Cheese Powder, Whole Milk Powder)
    • Edible Vegetable Fat Powder (Palm)
    • Potato Starch
    • Spices & Condiments (Onion, Garlic, Parsley)
    • Iodised Salt
    • Wheat Flour
    • Natural & Nature Identical Flavouring Substances
    • Maltodextrin
    • Stabilizer (Gur gum, Xanthan Gum)
    • Flavour Enhancers (Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate)
High concernModerate concernLow concernNo concernIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more. How we rate additives
MOM (Meal of the Moment) 3 Cheese Pasta pack, front view

1 teaspoon of sugar in every 100 g · 4.1 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon

LPack claim not backed upNutrition per 100 g
CNutrition densityBIngredient integrity3Load risk
Nutrition facts
Energy393 kcal
Protein12.2 g
Carbohydrates69.1 g
Total sugars4.1 g
Added sugars0 g
Dietary fibre4.1 g
Total fat8.1 g
Saturated fat2.7 g
Trans fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium392.9 mg
Iron4.1 mg
Calcium67.7 mg
Potassium210 mg
Vitamin D0 µg
Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

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What to know about MOM 3 Cheese Pasta

A no-maida pasta with wheat flour in the sauce

MOM 3 Cheese Pasta is a 74 g instant kit: 43 g of durum wheat pasta (54% of the pack), 30 g of powdered cheese sauce mix and 1 g of seasoning. The sauce mix is built from mozzarella, parmesan and other cheese powders, whole milk powder, palm fat powder, potato starch, spices, salt, wheat flour and flavourings. You add hot water, and the pack makes one bowl of about 215 g. It is bought by people who want a quick, travel-friendly meal.

Per 100 g the dry kit has 393 kcal, 12.19 g protein, 4.06 g fibre, 2.7 g saturated fat and 392.9 mg sodium. One 74 g pack works out to about 291 kcal, 9 g protein, 3 g fibre and 291 mg sodium. Iron is 4.07 mg per 100 g, while calcium is 67.7 mg.

The front says NO MAIDA, but the sauce mix lists wheat flour, which is refined wheat flour. The name stresses cheese, yet no cheese percentage is given. CleanPlate scores it [L]CB3.

Does MOM 3 Cheese Pasta live up to its claims?

NO MAIDA does not hold, because the sauce mix lists wheat flour. The no-preservatives claim holds, and the cheese in the name has no percentage declared.

  • On the pack

    “NO MAIDA”

    Misleading

    The sauce mix lists wheat flour, which is refined wheat flour. The pasta itself is durum wheat, but the claim covers the whole product.

  • Retail listing

    “Cheesy blend of Parmesan & Mozzarella”

    Be careful

    Both cheese powders are listed, but no percentage is given for them or for any cheese. Milk solids sit alongside palm fat powder and potato starch.

  • On the pack

    “No added preservatives”

    Holds

    No preservative is listed. The gums and flavour enhancers are additives, but not preservatives.

  • Retail listing

    “Pasta and sauce mix details”

    Be careful

    The retailer page shows pasta at 58% and a sauce mix with INS additives, the pack shows pasta at 54% and a sauce mix with gur gum and xanthan gum.

Why MOM 3 Cheese Pasta scores [L]CB3

Nutrition is a C on 12.19 g protein and 4.06 g fibre per 100 g. Ingredients are a B, with points lost to the failed no-maida claim. Risk is a 3, driven by 392.9 mg sodium per 100 g.

How we score →
01 Nutrition densityA to E
C

Adequate nutrient density

Protein
12.2 g
Fibre
4.1 g
Vitamins and minerals
4 declared
Energy
393 kcal

01 Nutrition density: why C

Protein is 12.19 g per 100 g and fibre 4.06 g, most of it from the durum wheat pasta, which is 54% of the pack. One 74 g pack gives about 9 g protein and 3 g fibre.

Iron is 4.07 mg per 100 g and calcium 67.7 mg, which add a little micronutrient credit. Vitamin D is 0, and nothing is fortified.

Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.

02 Ingredient integrityA to E
B

Good, few concerning additives

Base
Durum Wheat Pasta
Main fat
3 Cheese Sauce Mix, Edi...
Sweeteners
3 Cheese Sauce Mi...
Additives
1
Flagged
Maltodextrin

02 Ingredient integrity: why B

The base is real durum wheat pasta, followed by cheese powders, palm fat powder and potato starch. No hydrogenated fat is listed, so the declared 0 g trans fat stands.

The NO MAIDA claim on the front fails, because the wheat flour in the sauce mix is refined wheat flour. That, and the cheese in the name having no declared percentage, cost ingredient points.

Nature-identical flavouring, xanthan gum and the flavour enhancers disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate also cost ingredient points.

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Load risk1 to 5
3

Moderate risk

Added sugar
0 g
Sodium
392.9 mg
Saturated fat
2.7 g
Trans fat
0 g

03 Load risk: why 3

Sodium is the biggest part of the risk number: 392.9 mg per 100 g, about 291 mg in one 74 g pack. Energy at 393 kcal per 100 g comes next.

Saturated fat is 2.7 g per 100 g, under the 5 g high line. Sugar is small at about 3.5 g per 100 g, and added sugar is declared as 0 g.

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

[L] The name or pack claims promise more than the ingredient list delivers. See Claims vs reality.

Red flags

  • Red flag: Contains Maltodextrin

Green flags

  • Green flag: Source of fibre
  • Green flag: No added sugar

What's in MOM 3 Cheese Pasta?

Durum wheat pasta is 54% of the pack, and the rest is a powdered cheese sauce. Watch the wheat flour, the flavourings and the sodium.

The ingredient list, read for you

Durum wheat pasta leads at 54%. The sauce mix follows, led by milk solids (mozzarella, cheese and parmesan powders, whole milk powder), palm fat powder and potato starch. Onion, garlic and parsley are the spices, and wheat flour and maltodextrin bulk out the sauce.

Natural and nature-identical flavourings, gur gum and xanthan gum as stabilizers, and the flavour enhancers disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate finish the list. Only the pasta has a declared percentage.

Ingredients to watch

  • Wheat flour in the sauce mixConcern

    Refined wheat flour is listed in the sauce mix, which breaks the NO MAIDA promise on the front and costs ingredient points.

  • SodiumWorth watching

    392.9 mg per 100 g, about 291 mg in one 74 g pack.

  • Flavourings, xanthan gum and flavour enhancersWorth watching

    Nature-identical flavouring, xanthan gum and disodium guanylate and inosinate each cost ingredient points.

  • Cheese share not declaredWorth watching

    The name stresses cheese, but no percentage is given for any cheese powder.

  • Protein and fibreFine

    12.19 g protein and 4.06 g fibre per 100 g, about 9 g and 3 g in one pack.

What it doesn’t have

  • No percentage is given for the cheese powders or the rest of the sauce mix.
  • No vitamin D, and no vegetables beyond a little onion, garlic and parsley.

Who should eat MOM 3 Cheese Pasta?

A few times a week at most for adults, and occasionally for children or anyone watching blood sugar. One pack has about 291 mg sodium.

  • Most adultsA few times a week

    One pack has about 291 kcal and 291 mg sodium.

  • ChildrenOccasionally

    Flavourings and a flavour enhancer in a refined-flour sauce, with 392.9 mg sodium per 100 g.

  • Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally

    69.1 g carbohydrate per 100 g, about 51 g in one pack.

  • Active peopleA few times a week

    About 9 g protein and 291 kcal per pack is a light meal, not a recovery meal.

MOM 3 Cheese Pasta: common questions

What is the CleanPlate score of MOM 3 Cheese Pasta?

MOM's three-cheese pasta is an instant kit of durum wheat pasta and a powdered cheese sauce, ready by adding hot water. It scores [L]CB3: middling on nutrition with moderate protein and fibre, held back on ingredients by flavourings, a gum, a flavour enhancer and a no-maida claim that fails, with moderate risk from sodium. Best as a quick meal now and then. Nutrition C, ingredients B, load risk 3; nutrition and ingredients run A to E, risk runs 1 to 5, and A and 1 are best.

How many calories and how much protein are in MOM 3 Cheese Pasta?

Per 100 g, MOM 3 Cheese Pasta has 393 kcal, 12.2 g protein, 69.1 g carbohydrate, 8.1 g fat and 2.7 g saturated fat. One serve (1 pack, 74 g dry (makes one bowl)) has 291 kcal and 9 g protein.

What are the ingredients in MOM 3 Cheese Pasta?

2 ingredients, in label order: Durum Wheat Pasta (54%), 3 Cheese Sauce Mix (Milk Solids (Mozzarella Cheese Powder, Cheese Powder, Parmesan Cheese Powder, Whole Milk Powder), Edible Vegetable Fat Powder (Palm), Potato Starch, Spices & Condiments (Onion, Garlic, Parsley), Iodised Salt, Wheat Flour, Natural & Nature Identical Flavouring Substances, Maltodextrin, Stabilizer (Gur gum, Xanthan Gum), Flavour Enhancers (Disodium Guanylate, Disodium.... Flagged: Maltodextrin (low concern).

Does MOM 3 Cheese Pasta live up to its claims?

4 claims checked: 1 holds, 2 need care, 1 is misleading. "NO MAIDA" is misleading: The sauce mix lists wheat flour, which is refined wheat flour. The pasta itself is durum wheat, but the claim covers the whole product. "Cheesy blend of Parmesan & Mozzarella" needs care: Both cheese powders are listed, but no percentage is given for them or for any cheese. Milk solids sit alongside palm fat powder and potato starch.

Who should limit MOM 3 Cheese Pasta?

Most adults: a few times a week. One pack has about 291 kcal and 291 mg sodium. Children: occasionally. Flavourings and a flavour enhancer in a refined-flour sauce, with 392.9 mg sodium per 100 g. Diabetes or prediabetes: occasionally. 69.1 g carbohydrate per 100 g, about 51 g in one pack.

How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does MOM 3 Cheese Pasta have?

Per 100 g, MOM 3 Cheese Pasta has 0 g added sugar, 393 mg sodium (about 1 g salt) and 2.7 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is under all three lines.

Last reviewed October 31, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .

Label read on 31 October 2026, from photos of the pack. If the pack has changed since, tell us.

Score history (1)
DateScoreMethodWhy
31 October 2026CB3v5.0First scored

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