Safe

Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt

by Kraft

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021000038459 · Kraft · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021000038459 · Serving size 2.5 ONZ (70 g)

The verdict

Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt by Kraft scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 51-component record, beginning with Cheese Sauce, Whey, From Milk. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 51 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

00038459 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 15% LEAD-RARE Autolyzed yeast extract PHOTO-FINISH Creamy Mayo & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …038459 · July 2026

13 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Autolyzed yeast extract). Source sheet 00038459 · 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: Creamy Mayo & Tangy Dressing · Nearest score peer is Creamy Mayo & Tangy Dressing 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. Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt100/1002. Creamy Mayo & Tangy Dressing: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Creamy Mayo & Tangy Dress…100/1003. Classic Chicken Noodle with White Meat Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Classic Chicken Noodle wi…100/1004. Campbell'S, Chicken Noodle Soup: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Campbell'S, Chicken Noodl…100/1005. Sharp Cheddar Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Product, Sharp Cheddar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sharp Cheddar Pasteurized…100/100
High-band neighbours for Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt (100/100) outside Kraft.
Chart values as text

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

Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt
100/100
Creamy Mayo & Tangy Dressing
100/100
Classic Chicken Noodle with White Meat Chicken
100/100
Campbell'S, Chicken Noodle Soup
100/100
Sharp Cheddar Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Product, Sharp Cheddar
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 85th percentile a longer ingredient list than 85% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 51 (85th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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

1
Cheese Sauce
2
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
3
From Milk
4
Canola Oil Cheddar Cheese
5
Milk
6
Cheese Culture
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Enzyme
9
Milk Protein Concentrate
10
Sodium Phosphate
11
Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese
12
Water
13
Milkfat
14
Enzymes
15
Sorbic Acid As A Preservative
16
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
18
Sodium Alginate
19
Annatto Extract
20
Color
21
Oleoresin Paprika
22
Cellulose Gum
23
Natural Flavor
24
Enriched Macaroni Product Durum Wheat Semolina
25
Eat Flour
26
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
Iron
29
Thiamin Mononitrate
30
Vitamin B1
31
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Vitamin B2
33
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
34
Seasoning Blend
35
Cheddar Cheese
36
Organic Onions
37
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
38
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
39
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
40
Spice
41
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
42
Blue Cheese
43
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
44
Yeast Extract
45
Chicken
46
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
47
Chicken Broth
48
Chicken Fat
49
Carrots
50
Peas
51
Dried Red Bell Peppers

Full Ingredient List

Cheese Sauce (Whey [From Milk], Canola Oil Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme], Milk Protein Concentrate, Sodium Phosphate, Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Milkfat, Enzymes, Cheese Culture, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative], Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Alginate, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative, Annatto Extract [Color], Oleoresin Paprika [Color], Cellulose Gum, Natural Flavor; Enriched Macaroni Product Durum Wheat Semolina, Eat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate [Iron], Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid); Seasoning Blend (Whey, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Onions*, Garlic*, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate, Lactose, Spice, Maltodextrin, Salt, Blue Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Contains Less Than 2% Of Sodium Phosphate, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Yeast Extract, Chicken, Citric Acid, Chicken Broth*, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavor); Carrots*, Peas*, Red Bell Peppers*

Categories

Meals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt

Neighbours outside Kraft with screening scores in the same high band as Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kraft; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Dinner Kit, Tuna Melt has a longer ingredient list than 85% of its Meals category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0021000038459: 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.