Lean cuisine, comfort roasted turkey & vegetables

90
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Lean cuisine, comfort roasted turkey & vegetables receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0013800045515
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 PACKAGE (226 g)

What the Data Says About

Lean cuisine, comfort roasted turkey & vegetables carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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 identified 2 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, Lean cuisine, comfort roasted turkey & vegetables 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 Lean cuisine, comfort roasted turkey & vegetables
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 90/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Gravy And Turkey: Water
2
Cooked Glazed Turkey Tenderloins
3
Mushrooms
4
Modified Food Starch
5
Nonfat Milk
6
Salt Soybean Oil
7
Chicken Fat
8
Seasoning
9
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
10
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
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Organic Turkey Flavor
13
Turkey Stock
14
Natural Flavor
15
Gum Arabic
16
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Bleached Wheat Flour
19
Canola Oil
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Natural Flavors
22
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
23
Organic Onions
24
Turkey Broth
25
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
27
Spices
28
Organic Turkey Fat
29
Paprika
30
Chicken Powder
31
Cultured Whey
32
Sesame Oil
33
Extracts Of Annatto & Turmeric Color
34
Sunflower Oil
35
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
36
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
37
Lactic Acid. Vegetables: Green Beans
38
Almonds
39
Dried Sweetened Cranberries
40
Soybean Oil
41
Includes Enzyme Modified Butter Fat

Full Ingredient List

Gravy and turkey: water, cooked glazed turkey tenderloins, mushrooms, modified food starch, nonfat milk, salt soybean oil, chicken fat, seasoning (autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, salt, turkey flavor, turkey stock, flavor, gum arabic), carrageenan, sugar, bleached wheat flour, canola oil, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, natural flavors, potassium chloride, autolyzed yeast extract, dried onions, dried turkey broth, wheat starch, caramel color, spices, turkey fat, paprika, chicken powder, cultured whey, sesame oil, extracts of annatto & turmeric color, sunflower oil, sodium lactate, propylene glycol, lactic acid. vegetables: green beans, sugar, almonds, sweetened dried cranberries, soybean oil, salt, maltodextrin, sunflower oil, flavor (includes enzyme modified butter fat).

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