Safe

Spaghetti & Meatballs

by Stouffer's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800103932 · Stouffer's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800103932 · Serving size 1 package (357 g)

The verdict

Spaghetti & Meatballs by Stouffer's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 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 49-component record, beginning with Cooked Pasta, Water, Semolina Wheat Flour. 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 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

00103932 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spaghetti & Meatballs label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Signature Spaghetti with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …103932 · July 2026

12 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00103932 · 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: Signature Spaghetti with Meatballs in tomato sauce · Nearest score peer is Signature Spaghetti with Meatballs in tomato sauce 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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 & Meatballs: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spaghetti & Meatballs95/1002. Signature Spaghetti with Meatballs in tomato sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Signature Spaghetti with …95/1003. CHICKEN TERIYAKI with broccoli, carrots and asian-style noodles in teriyaki sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. CHICKEN TERIYAKI with bro…95/1004. Italiano lasagna: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Italiano lasagna95/1005. Signature Steak Portabella: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Signature Steak Portabella95/100
High-band neighbours for Spaghetti & Meatballs (95/100) outside Stouffer's.
Chart values as text

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

Spaghetti & Meatballs
95/100
Signature Spaghetti with Meatballs in tomato sauce
95/100
CHICKEN TERIYAKI with broccoli, carrots and asian-style noodles in teriyaki sauce
95/100
Italiano lasagna
95/100
Signature Steak Portabella
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Spaghetti & Meatballs scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Spaghetti & Meatballs lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 49 (77th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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. The comparison here runs against the 7,008 Frozen foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

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 49 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Pasta
2
Water
3
Semolina Wheat Flour
4
Cooked Ground Beef And Pork Blend
5
Tomatoes
6
Diced Tomatoes
7
Tomato Juice
8
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
9
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
10
Tomato Paste
11
Organic Onions
12
2% Or Less Of Soybean Oil
13
Organic Rolled Oats
14
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
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Soy Protein Concentrate
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk
20
Cultured Milk
21
Enzymes
22
Bleached Wheat Flour
23
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
24
Parmesan And Asiago Cheese Blend With Flavor
25
Parmesan And Asiago Cheeses
26
Enzyme Modified Parmesan Cheese
27
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
28
Organic Onions
29
Spices
30
Worcestershire Sauce
31
Distilled Vinegar
32
Molasses
33
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
34
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
35
Garlic Powder
36
Tamarind
37
Natural Flavor
38
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
39
Seasoning
40
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
41
Soybeans
42
Wheat
43
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
44
Soybean Oil
45
Cultured Whey
46
Natural Flavor
47
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
48
Less Than 2% Of Lactic Acid
49
Enzyme Modified Cream

Full Ingredient List

Cooked pasta (water, semolina wheat flour), water, cooked ground beef and pork blend, tomatoes (diced tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), tomato paste, onions, 2% or less of soybean oil, rolled oats, modified cornstarch, sugar, soy protein concentrate, salt, whey protein concentrate, romano cheese made from cow's milk (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), bleached wheat flour, extra virgin olive oil, parmesan and asiago cheese blend with flavor (parmesan and asiago cheeses [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], enzyme modified parmesan cheese [cultured milk, water, salt, enzymes], whey, salt), dried onions, spices, worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor), garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, seasoning (soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt], autolyzed yeast extract, dextrose, soybean oil), soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), cultured whey, seasoning (water, flavor, maltodextrin, salt, caramel color, less than 2% of lactic acid, enzyme modified cream), caramel color.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Spaghetti & Meatballs

Neighbours outside Stouffer's with screening scores in the same high band as Spaghetti & Meatballs (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Stouffer's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Spaghetti & Meatballs's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 49-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Spaghetti & Meatballs'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 0013800103932: 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.