Cheesy Skillets Dinner Kit, Deluxe Cheeseburger Pasta & Sauce Mix

by Spartan

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 5 flagged ingredients

Cheesy Skillets Dinner Kit, Deluxe Cheeseburger Pasta & Sauce Mix by Spartan receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0011213087566
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
70 g (2.5 oz)

What the Data Says About

Cheesy Skillets Dinner Kit, Deluxe Cheeseburger Pasta & Sauce Mix by Spartan carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 5 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Cheesy Skillets Dinner Kit, Deluxe Cheeseburger Pasta & Sauce Mix is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Cheesy Skillets Dinner Kit, Deluxe Cheeseburger Pasta & Sauce Mix
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 5 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Pasta:
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Cheese Sauce:
9
Water
10
Cheddar Cheese
11
Pasteurized Milk
12
Cheese Culture
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Soybean
16
Canola Oil
17
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
From Milk
19
Non-fat Milk
20
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
21
Sodium Phosphate
22
Natural Flavors
23
Paprika
24
Color
25
Beta Carotene
26
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
27
Sodium Alginate
28
Mono - And Diglycerides
29
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
30
Seasoning Blend:
31
Corn Syrup Solids
32
Tomato*
33
Palm Oil
34
Onion*
35
Enriched Flour
36
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
37
Spices*
38
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
39
Garlic*
40
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
41
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
42
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
43
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
44
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
45
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
46
E150d. *

Full Ingredient List

Enriched pasta: (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid); cheese sauce: (water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], soybean and/or canola oil, whey [from milk], non-fat milk, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, natural flavors, salt, paprika [color], beta carotene [color], lactic acid, sodium alginate, mono - and diglycerides, xanthan gum); seasoning blend: (whey [from milk], corn syrup solids, maltodextrin, tomato*, palm oil, onion*, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], hydrolyzed corn protein, spices*, salt, sugar, natural flavors, sodium phosphate, garlic*, titanium dioxide [color], yellow 5 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, citric acid). *dried.

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial