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Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce

by Spartan

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011213076638 · Spartan. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011213076638 · Serving size 252g

The verdict

Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce by Spartan scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with Organic Tomato Puree, Water, Tomato Paste. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 45 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
A
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

75/100

Grade B+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

13076638 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-A Nutri-A RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Sweet & Salty · ±0 BOOK-OFF …076638 · July 2026

12 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 13076638 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Sweet & Salty Almond Granola Bars · Nearest score peer is Sweet & Salty Almond Granola Bars at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score placed this label in its highest band. The model reaches that grade when the credit side of its ledger — fibre, protein and the fruit, vegetable and legume fraction — outweighs the energy, sugar, saturated-fat and sodium it counts against a product. The scale is computed per hundred grams from the declared nutrition panel, which is why two products with similar ingredients can grade differently on portion-heavy categories. It is a nutritional summary only, calculated independently of the additive registries screened further down this page, and it neither incorporates nor contradicts them.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spaghetti Rings & Meatbal…95/1002. Sweet & Salty Almond Granola Bars: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sweet & Salty Almond Gran…95/1003. Ice Cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ice Cream95/1004. Milk Chocolate Flavor Hot Cocoa Mix: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Milk Chocolate Flavor Hot…95/1005. Hot Cocoa Mix With Mini Marshmallows: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hot Cocoa Mix With Mini M…95/100
High-band neighbours for Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce (95/100) outside Spartan.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce
95/100
Sweet & Salty Almond Granola Bars
95/100
Ice Cream
95/100
Milk Chocolate Flavor Hot Cocoa Mix
95/100
Hot Cocoa Mix With Mini Marshmallows
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 45 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Organic Tomato Puree
2
Water
3
Tomato Paste
4
Meatballs
5
Beef
6
Pork
7
Breadcrumbs
8
Enriched Wheat Flour
9
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Yeast
12
Soybean Oil
13
Textured Soy Protein
14
Soy Flour
15
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
16
Soy Protein Concentrate
17
Soy Protein Isolate
18
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
19
Natural Flavor
20
Spice Extract
21
Enriched Pasta Product
22
Wheat Flour
23
Tricalcium Phosphate
24
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
26
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid Vitamin D
29
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
31
Food Starch-modified
32
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
33
Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese
34
Cheddar Cheese
35
Pasteurized Milk
36
Cheese Cultures
37
Enzymes
38
Disodium Phosphate
39
Sodium Citrate
40
Nonfat Dry Milk
41
Onion Powder
42
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
43
Garlic Powder
44
Beta Carotene
45
Color

Full Ingredient List

TOMATO PUREE (WATER,TOMATO PASTE) WATER ,MEATBALLS(BEEF,PORK,WATER,BREADCRUMBS [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR , DEXTROSE,SALT,YEAST,SOYBEAN OIL], TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN [SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR], SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE,SALT,SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICE EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR), ENRICHED PASTA PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR,TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NIACIN,FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID VITAMIN D) ,HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP,ENRICHED PASTA PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE,THIAMINE MONONITRATE,RIBOFLAVIN,FOLIC ACID), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF : SALT,FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE,NATURAL FLAVOR,CITRIC ACID, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES ,SALT, ENZYMES],WATER ,SALT,DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE,NONFAT DRY MILK,NATURAL FLAVOR),ONION POWDER, ASCORBIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER,BETA CAROTENE(COLOR).

High-score cross-brand comparables for Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce

Neighbours outside Spartan with screening scores in the same high band as Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Spartan; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Spaghetti Rings & Meatballs Pasta In Tomato Sauce's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0011213076638: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.