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Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar

by Betty Crocker

Scores 95/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.

Barcode 0016000509504 · Serving size 52.0g

The verdict

Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar by Betty Crocker scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 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 48-component record, beginning with Enriched Plain And Spinach Rotini Pasta, Wheat Flour, Spinach. 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
flagged ingredient of 48 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0016000509504
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

00509504 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Chewy Bars Protein · ±0 BOOK-OFF …509504 · July 2026

Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar screens 95/100 with 1 flagged of 48 parsed ingredients. 16 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Derived index from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating; see methodology. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Chewy Bars Protein (0 pts).

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Suddenly Pasta Salad Caes…95/1002. Chewy Bars Protein95/1003. Gardetto's Deli Style Mus…95/1004. Gardetto's Garlic Rye95/1005. Corn Puffs With Marshmall…95/100
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score for Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar (95/100 here).
Chart values as text

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

Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar
95/100
Chewy Bars Protein
95/100
Gardetto's Deli Style Must…
95/100
Gardetto's Garlic Rye
95/100
Corn Puffs With Marshmallo…
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,017 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,515 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 30,975 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,947 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,570 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,866 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,397 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,399 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,531 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,104 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,716 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,256 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,853 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,356 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,948 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,771 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,945 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,283 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,549 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,084 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,310 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 48 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,017 products (2%)
2–4
24,515 products (7%)
4–6
30,975 products (9%)
6–8
30,947 products (9%)
8–10
31,570 products (9%)
10–12
29,866 products (8%)
12–14
28,397 products (8%)
14–16
27,399 products (8%)
16–18
24,531 products (7%)
18–20
19,104 products (5%)
20–22
14,716 products (4%)
22–24
12,256 products (3%)
24–26
10,853 products (3%)
26–28
9,356 products (3%)
28–30
7,948 products (2%)
30–32
6,771 products (2%)
32–34
5,945 products (2%)
34–36
5,283 products (1%)
36–38
4,549 products (1%)
38–40
4,084 products (1%)
40 and above
24,310 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Plain And Spinach Rotini Pasta
2
Wheat Flour
3
Spinach
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Bread Crumbs
10
Enriched Flour Bleached
11
Iron
12
Dried Vinegar
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Baking Soda
16
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
17
Yeast
18
Spice Extract
19
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Dough Conditioner
21
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
22
Dried Red Bell Peppers
23
Msg
24
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
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Onion
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Vegetable Oil
29
Canola
30
Soybean
31
Sunflower Oil
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
Spice
34
Organic Basil
35
Natural Flavor
36
Parmesan Cheese
37
Milk
38
Cheese Cultures
39
Enzymes
40
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
41
Yeast Extract
42
Guar Gum
43
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
44
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
45
Anticaking Agent
46
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
47
Sodium Phosphate
48
Molasses . Dried

Full Ingredient List

Enriched plain and spinach rotini pasta (wheat flour, spinach*, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), bread crumbs (enriched flour bleached [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate,riboflavin, folic acid], vinegar, sugar, salt, baking soda, caramel color, yeast, spice extract, ascorbic acid [dough conditioner]), maltodextrin, sugar. contains less than 2% of: salt, red bell peppers*, monosodium glutamate, citric acid, garlic*, onion*, lactic acid, vegetable oil (canola, soybean and/or sunflower oil), calcium lactate, spice, basil, natural flavor, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, yeast extract, guar gum, hydrolyzed soy protein, caramel color, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent), whey, sodium phosphate, molasses*.*dried

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. 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.

Cross-brand products with similar screening profiles

Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Suddenly Pasta Salad Caesar, both outside the Betty Crocker brand so the neighborhoods are not catalog containment (the More-from block above stays brand-local).

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.

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