Gerber Pick Ups Cheese & Spinach Ravioli

by Gerber

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Gerber Pick Ups Cheese & Spinach Ravioli by Gerber receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0015000009083
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Gerber Pick Ups Cheese & Spinach Ravioli by Gerber carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Gerber Pick Ups Cheese & Spinach Ravioli 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 Gerber Pick Ups Cheese & Spinach Ravioli
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Cooked Cheese And Spinach Ravioli
2
Water
3
Whole Wheat Flour And Enriched Flour Blend
4
Whole Wheat Flour
5
Enriched Durum Wheat Flour
6
Wiieat Flour
7
Kiacin
8
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
9
Thiamin Mononitrate
10
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
12
Ricotta Cheese
13
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
14
Milk
15
Distilled Vinegar
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
Bread Crumbs
18
Bleached Wheat Flour
19
Yeast
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Salt 3% Egg
22
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
23
Cultured Part Skim Milk
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Enzymes
26
Soybean Oil
27
Egg White
28
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Cultured Milk
31
Natural 3% Flavor
32
Buttermilk
33
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
34
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
35
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
36
Disodium Phosphatej
37
Romano 9% 0g 10mg Mg Hydrate 12g Iber 1g Gars &Lt
38
1g Es Og Added Sugars 0% Cheese
39
Cultured Cows Milk
40
Annatto Extract Color
41
Less Than 1% Of: Sugar
42
8% Cheddar Cheese
43
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
44
Lemon Juice Concentrate
45
8% Natural Flavor
46
Egg
47
Wheat And Milk

Full Ingredient List

cooked cheese and spinach ravioli (water, whole wheat flour and enriched flour blend (whole wheat flour, enriched durum wheat flour (wiieat flour, kiacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)], ricotta cheese (whey, milk, distilled vinegar, carrageenan), bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt 3% egg, low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese [cultured part skim milk, salt, enzymes), less than 5% serving ries 70 % baily value* fat 0.5g 2% of: dehydrated spinach flakes, salt, soybean oil, egg white, natural cheddar cheese flavor [cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), whey, natural 3% flavor, buttermilk, modified cornstarch, salt, lactic acid, calcium lactate, disodium phosphatej, romano 9% 0g 10mg mg hydrate 12g iber 1g gars <1g es og added sugars 0% cheese [cultured cows milk, salt, enzymes), annatto extract color), water, less than 1% of: sugar, 8% cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), salt, autolyzed yeast extract, lemon juice concentrate, 8% natural flavor contains: egg, wheat and milk

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