Safe

Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli

by Lean Cuisine

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013800174192 · Lean Cuisine · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013800174192 · Serving size 1 package (283 g)

The verdict

Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli by Lean Cuisine scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 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 47-component record, beginning with Cooked Rigatoni, Water, Semolina. 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 47 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00174192 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 26% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Savory Beef & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …174192 · July 2026

13 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 00174192 · 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: Savory Beef & Broccoli Bowl · Nearest score peer is Savory Beef & Broccoli Bowl 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Classic Alfredo Pasta wit…95/1002. Savory Beef & Broccoli Bowl: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Savory Beef & Broccoli Bo…95/1003. ROMANO CRUSTED CHICKEN: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. ROMANO CRUSTED CHICKEN95/1004. Meatloaf: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Meatloaf95/1005. Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cheesy Chicken and Brocco…95/100
High-band neighbours for Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli (95/100) outside Lean Cuisine.
Chart values as text

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

Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli
95/100
Savory Beef & Broccoli Bowl
95/100
ROMANO CRUSTED CHICKEN
95/100
Meatloaf
95/100
Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake
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. Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli 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

Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 74th percentile a longer ingredient list than 74% 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: 47 (74th 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 47 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Rigatoni
2
Water
3
Semolina
4
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Skim Milk
6
Parmesan And Asiago Cheese Blend
7
Parmesan And Asiago Cheeses
8
Cultured Milk
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Enzymes
11
Natural Flavor
12
Enzyme Modified Parmesan Cheese
13
Modified Food Starch
14
Enzyme Modified Parmesan Cheese Paste
15
Parmesan Cheese
16
Cultured Part-skim Milk
17
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
From Milk
19
Reduced Fat Milk
20
Milk Protein Concentrate
21
Nonfat Milk
22
Cultures
23
Butter
24
Cream
25
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
26
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
27
Spices
28
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
29
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
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
32
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
33
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Flavoring
35
Lipolyzed Cream
36
Nonfat Milk Solids
37
Sodium Citrate
38
Extractives Of Turmeric And Annatto Color
39
Cooked White Meat Chicken
40
Broccoli
41
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
42
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
43
Seasoning
44
Chicken Broth
45
Chicken Powder
46
Natural Flavor
47
Sodium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Pasta and sauce: cooked rigatoni (water, semolina, wheat gluten), skim milk, water, parmesan and asiago cheese blend (parmesan and asiago cheeses [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], flavor [enzyme modified parmesan cheese {cultured milk, water, salt, enzymes}], salt), modified food starch, salt, enzyme modified parmesan cheese paste (parmesan cheese [cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], water, whey protein concentrate [from milk], reduced fat milk, milk protein concentrate, enzymes, nonfat milk, cultures), butter (cream, salt), potassium chloride, autolyzed yeast extract, spices, carrageenan, maltodextrin, garlic, lactic acid, calcium lactate, wheat starch, flavoring, lipolyzed cream (butter, nonfat milk solids), sodium citrate, extractives of turmeric and annatto color, natural flavor. chicken and broccoli: cooked white meat chicken, broccoli, water, isolated soy protein, modified rice starch, seasoning (dried chicken broth, chicken powder, natural flavor), salt, sodium phosphate.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli

Neighbours outside Lean Cuisine with screening scores in the same high band as Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Lean Cuisine; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 47-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Classic Alfredo Pasta with Chicken & Broccoli'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 0013800174192: 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.