Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne)

Published 31 October 2026 · Last updated 31 October 2026

A realistic serve of Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (1 pack, 65 g dry (175 g prepared)) has 262 kcal, 7.5 g protein, 32.3 g carbohydrate, 11.4 g fat, 0 g added sugar and 370 mg sodium. Per 100 g it has 403 kcal, 11.5 g protein, 49.7 g carbohydrate, 17.5 g fat, 8.2 g saturated fat, 0 g added sugar, 11.2 g fibre and 569 mg sodium.

Summary

Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) is a freeze-dried instant pasta with a cheese and tomato sauce mix, ready in minutes. It scores CA4: middling on nutrition, with decent protein and fibre, a short ingredient list of recognisable foods, and high risk because of saturated fat and sodium. Best as an occasional quick meal, ideally with vegetables added.

Ingredients, decoded

18 listed

Semolina Wheat Pasta
Cheddar Cheese
Parmesan Cheese
Milk
Butter
Tomato
Garlic
Onion
Cream
Celery
Carrots
Corn Flour
Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Seeds)
Leeks
Oregano
Basil
Chilli Flakes
Salt

High concernModerate concernLow concernNo concernIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more. How we rate additives

Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) pack, front view

3 teaspoons of sugar in every 100 g · 14.5 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon

Score and nutrition facts for Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne):

High saturated fatHigh calories (over 400 kcal per 100 g)Nutrition per 100 g

CNutrition densityAIngredient integrity4Load risk

Nutrition facts
Energy	403.1 kcal
Protein	11.5 g
Carbohydrates	49.7 g
Total sugars	14.5 g
Added sugars	0 g
Dietary fibre	11.2 g
Total fat	17.5 g
Saturated fat	8.2 g
Trans fat	0 g
Sodium	569.2 mg

Highlighted values exceed the FSSAI and UK front of pack thresholds.

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Why Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta scores CA4

Nutrition is a C on 11.54 g protein and 11.23 g fibre per 100 g, ingredients are an A with no additives, and risk is a 4 because of 8.15 g saturated fat and 569 mg sodium per 100 g.

How we score →

01 Nutrition densityA to E

Adequate nutrient density

Protein: 11.5 g
Fibre: 11.2 g
Vitamins and minerals: None declared
Energy: 403 kcal

01 Nutrition density: why C

Protein is 11.54 g per 100 g and fibre is 11.23 g, which in one 65 g pack is 7.5 g protein and 7.3 g fibre. Most of the protein comes from the semolina wheat pasta, a plain wheat source, so the protein earns only part credit.

No vitamins or minerals are declared, so the grade rests on protein and fibre alone, and that is what holds it at a C.

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

Clean, minimally processed

Base: Semolina Wheat Pasta
Main fat: Butter
Sweeteners: None added
Additives: 0
Flagged: None

02 Ingredient integrity: why A

The list is short and made of recognisable foods: semolina pasta, cheeses, milk, butter, cream, vegetables, herbs and sunflower oil. No additive, sweetener, dye or hydrogenated fat is listed, and no front-of-pack promise is hollow, so nothing costs ingredient points.

The one small gap is that no percentages are declared for any ingredient.

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

High risk

Added sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 569.2 mg
Saturated fat: 8.2 g
Trans fat: 0 g

03 Load risk: why 4

Saturated fat and sodium drive the grade. Saturated fat is 8.15 g per 100 g, well above the 5 g high line, and 5.3 g in one pack. Sodium is 569 mg per 100 g and 370 mg per pack.

Energy adds a smaller share at 403 kcal per 100 g, or 262 kcal per pack. Added sugar is 0 g and trans fat is 0 g, so neither plays a part. The 14.46 g of total sugar per 100 g comes from the milk, tomato and vegetables.

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

Red flags

Red flag: High saturated fat (8.2g)

Green flags

Green flag: High fibre (11.2g)
Green flag: No added sugar
Green flag: No additives

Does Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta live up to its claims?

No maida and zero preservatives both hold. Zero oil is true only in a narrow sense, and a retailer page names mozzarella that the pack does not list.

On the pack
“NO MAIDA”
Holds
The base is semolina wheat pasta, and no refined wheat flour (maida) is listed. Corn flour is the only other flour.
On the pack
“ZERO PRESERVATIVES”
Holds
No preservative or other additive appears in the ingredient list.
On the pack
“Zero Oil”
Be careful
Sunflower oil and butter are both listed, and the pack has 11.4 g fat per serve. The claim can only refer to the pasta not being fried.
Product name
“Cheesy Tomato”
Holds
Cheddar, parmesan, butter and cream are listed, with tomato among the vegetables. Cheese comes well before tomato on the list.
Retail listing
“Real Cheddar, Parmesan & Mozzarella”
Be careful
The retailer page names mozzarella, but the pack lists cheddar and parmesan and no mozzarella.

What's in Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta?

Semolina pasta leads, followed by cheddar, parmesan, milk, butter and cream. The dairy fat and the salt are what to watch, and no additives are listed.

How we rate additives →

18 ingredients listed. None of them is an additive or watched ingredient in our research.

The ingredient list, read for you

Semolina wheat pasta leads, so the pack is mostly pasta. The sauce comes next: cheddar, parmesan, milk, butter and cream give the cheesy, creamy body, with tomato, garlic, onion, celery, carrot, leeks, oregano, basil and chilli flakes for the savoury, tomato flavour.

Corn flour thickens the sauce, sunflower oil is the added oil, and salt comes last. No percentages are declared, and no additive is listed.

Ingredients to watch

Saturated fatConcern
8.15 g per 100 g from cheese, butter and cream, above the 5 g high line. One pack has 5.3 g.
SodiumConcern
569 mg per 100 g, and 370 mg in one pack, which is eaten as a single serving.
EnergyWorth watching
403 kcal per 100 g, 262 kcal per pack. Fine for a meal, but not a light one.
No declared percentagesWorth watching
The list gives no share for the cheese, butter or vegetables, so the amount of each is unknown.
Protein and fibreFine
7.5 g protein and 7.3 g fibre in one pack, with no added sugar.
No additivesFine
No preservative, flavour enhancer, dye or hydrogenated fat is listed.

What it doesn’t have

No vitamins or minerals are declared on the panel.
No percentages are given for any ingredient.

What to know about Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta

A clean-label pasta with a heavy cheese-and-butter sauce

Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) is a freeze-dried instant pasta with a sauce mix in the same 65 g pack. It is built from semolina wheat pasta, then cheddar, parmesan, milk, butter and cream, with tomato, garlic, onion, celery, carrot, corn flour, sunflower oil, leeks, herbs, chilli and salt. No percentages are declared. It is aimed at people who want a hot, cheesy meal at a desk or in a hostel room with no cooking beyond a pan of boiling water.

One pack is one serving: 262 kcal, 7.5 g protein, 7.3 g fibre, 11.4 g fat, 5.3 g saturated fat and 370 mg sodium, in 175 g of prepared pasta. Per 100 g of the dry pack that is 403 kcal, 11.54 g protein, 11.23 g fibre and 8.15 g saturated fat. Added sugar is 0 g. The sauce brings the fat and the salt, and it is also what makes the pasta taste like a treat.

The front says no maida, zero preservatives and made with natural ingredients, and the list backs these up: durum semolina leads, and no additive or preservative is listed. Zero oil is harder to square with butter, cream and sunflower oil in the list. CleanPlate scores it CA4.

One 65 g pack cooks into a 175 g bowl, and the pack counts as a single serving, so the numbers on the label are what you eat. For an instant meal it is better built than most: whole-food ingredients, 7.5 g protein and 7.3 g fibre in the bowl, and no additives.

The limit is the sauce. The cheese, butter and cream put 5.3 g of saturated fat in one bowl, and sodium is 370 mg. That suits an occasional quick meal rather than a daily one, and it is on the heavy side if the same day already has cheese or fried food.

If you like it, you can make it go further without giving it up: cook the pasta in the pack's water and stir in extra vegetables such as spinach, peas or sliced tomato, so the bowl holds more vegetables for the same sauce. The saturated fat and salt stay the same, so serving size and frequency are still what count.

Who should eat Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta?

An occasional meal for most adults, and occasional for children, people watching blood sugar and active people, because of 5.3 g saturated fat per pack.

Most adultsOccasionally
5.3 g saturated fat and 370 mg sodium in one pack.
ChildrenOccasionally
Small serve, but 5.3 g saturated fat and 370 mg sodium.
Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally
32 g carbohydrate per pack, with 7.3 g fibre and no added sugar.
Active peopleOccasionally
7.5 g protein and 262 kcal are useful, but the saturated fat is high.

Recipes with Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta

Stir in extra vegetables or a squeeze of lemon to stretch the bowl and add fibre without more sauce.

Vegetable-loaded pink pasta

Stir in spinach, peas or sliced capsicum in the last minutes of cooking to add fibre to the 7.3 g already in the pack.

Pasta with a squeeze of lemon and pepper

Finish with lemon juice and black pepper for flavour without adding more salt to the 370 mg already in one pack.

Pink pasta with grilled paneer or egg

Add a boiled egg or a few cubes of grilled paneer to raise the 7.5 g protein, and keep the rest of the day's saturated fat in mind.

Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta: common questions

Is Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) healthy?

Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta is high in saturated fat and calories, so occasional and moderate intake is fine and won't affect your health in any major way, but it shouldn't be a frequent treat.

How many calories and how much protein are in Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne)?

Per 100 g, Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) has 403 kcal, 11.5 g protein, 49.7 g carbohydrate, 17.5 g fat and 8.2 g saturated fat. One serve (1 pack, 65 g dry (175 g prepared)) has 262 kcal and 7.5 g protein.

What are the ingredients in Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne)?

18 ingredients, in label order: Semolina Wheat Pasta, Cheddar Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, Milk, Butter, Tomato, Garlic, Onion, Cream, Celery, Carrots, Corn Flour, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Seeds), Leeks, Oregano, Basil, Chilli Flakes, Salt.

Does Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) live up to its claims?

5 claims checked: 3 hold, 2 need care. "Zero Oil" needs care: Sunflower oil and butter are both listed, and the pack has 11.4 g fat per serve. The claim can only refer to the pasta not being fried. "Real Cheddar, Parmesan & Mozzarella" needs care: The retailer page names mozzarella, but the pack lists cheddar and parmesan and no mozzarella.

Who should limit Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne)?

Most adults: occasionally. 5.3 g saturated fat and 370 mg sodium in one pack. Children: occasionally. Small serve, but 5.3 g saturated fat and 370 mg sodium. Diabetes or prediabetes: occasionally. 32 g carbohydrate per pack, with 7.3 g fibre and no added sugar.

How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) have?

Per 100 g, Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne) has 0 g added sugar, 569 mg sodium (about 1.4 g salt) and 8.2 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 high in saturated fat.

What does the CA4 score mean for Yu Pink Sauce Instant Wheat Pasta (Penne)?

The first letter (C) grades nutrition density on A to E, the second (A) grades ingredient integrity on A to E, and the number (4) grades load risk on 1 to 5. A and 1 are best. Nutrition: Protein is 11.54 g per 100 g and fibre is 11.23 g, which in one 65 g pack is 7.5 g protein and 7.3 g fibre. Most of the protein comes from the semolina wheat pasta, a plain wheat source, so the protein earns only part credit. Ingredients: The list is short and made of recognisable foods: semolina pasta, cheeses, milk, butter, cream, vegetables, herbs and sunflower oil. No additive, sweetener, dye or hydrogenated fat is listed, and no front-of-pack promise is hollow, so nothing costs ingredient points. Load risk: Saturated fat and sodium drive the grade. Saturated fat is 8.15 g per 100 g, well above the 5 g high line, and 5.3 g in one pack. Sodium is 569 mg per 100 g and 370 mg per pack.

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

Reference values: FSSAI labelling regulations, Codex Alimentarius, ICMR-NIN and the UK front of pack guidance. Where our label data comes from.

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

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