Newman's own, garlic chicken, vegetables & farfalle skillet meal

by Newman's Own, Newman's Own Inc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Newman's own, garlic chicken, vegetables & farfalle skillet meal by Newman's Own, Newman's Own Inc. receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0020662005144
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 PACKAGE (340 g)

What the Data Says About

Newman's own, garlic chicken, vegetables & farfalle skillet meal by Newman's Own, Newman's Own Inc. carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Newman's own, garlic chicken, vegetables & farfalle skillet meal 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 B 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 Newman's own, garlic chicken, vegetables & farfalle skillet meal
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score B OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sauce
2
Water
3
Seasoning
4
Milk
5
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
6
Parmesan & Romano Cheese Blend {Milk
7
Cheese Cultures
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Enzymes}
10
Corn Starch
11
Chicken Fat
12
Butter {Sweet Cream
13
Salt}
14
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
15
Garlic†
16
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
17
Spice {Including Paprika}
18
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
19
Dehydrated Parsley
20
White Wine
21
Olive Oil
22
Blanched Farfalle Pasta
23
Durum Wheat Semolina
24
Roasted Vegetables
25
Red Bell Pepper
26
Zucchini
27
Eggplant
28
Onion
29
Fully Cooked Grilled Natural Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast Meat Strips
30
Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
31
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
32
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
33
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
34
Pepper And Celery
35
Carrot

Full Ingredient List

Sauce (water, seasoning [milk, whey, parmesan & romano cheese blend {milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, corn starch, chicken fat, salt, butter {sweet cream, salt}, dextrose, garlic†, citric acid, spice {including paprika}, xanthan gum, parsley], white wine, olive oil), blanched farfalle pasta (water, durum wheat semolina), roasted vegetables (red bell pepper, zucchini, eggplant, onion), fully cooked grilled natural skinless boneless chicken breast meat strips (skinless boneless chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, rice starch, sea salt, garlic, onion, pepper and celery), carrot, garlic.

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