Freshly made pasta layered between white meat chicken lasagna & crisp vegetables in a creamy sauce

by Stouffer’s

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Freshly made pasta layered between white meat chicken lasagna & crisp vegetables in a creamy sauce by Stouffer’s receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0013800030528
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (240 g)

What the Data Says About

Freshly made pasta layered between white meat chicken lasagna & crisp vegetables in a creamy sauce by Stouffer’s carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Freshly made pasta layered between white meat chicken lasagna & crisp vegetables in a creamy sauce 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Freshly made pasta layered between white meat chicken lasagna & crisp vegetables in a creamy sauce
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sauce: Skim Milk
2
Cooked White Meat Chicken
3
Water
4
Organic Onions
5
Carrots
6
Soybean Oil
7
Dried Red Bell Peppers
8
Spinach
9
Yellow Carrots
10
Parmesan And Asiago Cheese Blend With Flavor
11
Parmesan & Asiago Cheeses
12
Cultured Milk
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Enzyme Modified Parmesan Cheese
16
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
17
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
18
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Bleached Wheat Flour
20
Romano Cheese With Flavor
21
Romano Cheese
22
Organic Cultured Cow's Milk
23
Enzyme Modified Romano Cheese
24
Romano Cheese {Cultured Cow's Milk
25
Enzymes}
26
Spices
27
Garlic Puree
28
Soy Protein Isolate
29
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
30
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
31
Seasoning
32
Chicken Broth
33
Chicken Powder
34
Natural Flavor
35
Sodium Phosphate
36
Natural Flavors
37
Chicken Fat
38
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
39
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
40
Cultured Whey
41
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
42
Chicken Broth. Cooked Pasta: Water
43
Semolina Wheat Flour. Topping: Bleached Wheat Flour
44
Wheat Flour
45
Yeast
46
Garlic Powder

Full Ingredient List

Sauce: skim milk, cooked white meat chicken, water, onions, carrots, soybean oil, red bell peppers, spinach, yellow carrots, parmesan and asiago cheese blend with flavor (parmesan & asiago cheeses [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], enzyme modified parmesan cheese [cultured milk, water, salt, enzymes], whey, salt, powdered cellulose), modified cornstarch, salt, bleached wheat flour, romano cheese with flavor (romano cheese [cultured cow's milk, salt, enzymes], enzyme modified romano cheese [romano cheese {cultured cow's milk, water, salt, enzymes}, salt]), spices, garlic puree, soy protein isolate, autolyzed yeast extract, xanthan gum, seasoning (dried chicken broth, chicken powder, natural flavor), sodium phosphate, flavors, chicken fat, chicken powder, sodium lactate, sugar, cultured whey, lactic acid, chicken broth. cooked pasta: water, semolina wheat flour. topping: bleached wheat flour, wheat flour, soybean oil, sugar, yeast, salt, garlic powder, spices.

Categories

Frozen foods

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