Concern

Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce

by Safeway Ready Meals

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021130100804 · Safeway Ready Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021130100804 · Serving size 1 cup (140 g)

The verdict

Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce by Safeway Ready Meals scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 51-component record, beginning with Cooked Ziti Pasta, Water, Ziti. 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.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 51 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0021130100804
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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

30100804 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Propyl Gallate PHOTO-FINISH Pepperoni and four · ±0 BOOK-OFF …100804 · July 2026

16 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Propyl Gallate). Source sheet 30100804 · 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: Pepperoni and four cheese stuffed calzone, pepperoni & cheese · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni and four cheese stuffed calzone, pepperoni & cheese at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Ziti pasta, italian style…55/1002. Pepperoni and four cheese stuffed calzone, pepperoni & cheese: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pepperoni and four cheese…55/1003. Signature kitchens, halloween cookies, chocolate chip: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Signature kitchens, hallo…55/1004. PEPPERONI PIZZA: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. PEPPERONI PIZZA55/1005. Rising crust three meat pizza: 55/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Rising crust three meat p…55/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce (55/100 on 51 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce
55/100
Pepperoni and four cheese stuffed calzone, pepperoni & cheese
55/100
Signature kitchens, halloween cookies, chocolate chip
55/100
PEPPERONI PIZZA
55/100
Rising crust three meat pizza
55/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 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: 51 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 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

How the 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Ziti Pasta
2
Water
3
Ziti
4
Semolina
5
Durum Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Iron
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Canola Oil
12
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
13
Ziti Sauce
14
Vine-ripened Diced Tomatoes In Juice
15
Tomato Paste
16
Organic Onions
17
Burgundy Wine
18
Potassium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
19
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
20
Olive Oil
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Cultured Dextrose
25
Dehydrated Parsley
26
Spices
27
Crushed Red Peppers
28
Italian Style Sausage
29
Pork
30
Sodium Lactate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
31
Corn Syrup Solids
32
Paprika
33
Flavoring
34
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
35
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
36
BHA
Avoid GRAS
37
BHT
Caution GRAS
38
Propyl Gallate
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Avoid GRAS
39
Soy Lecithin
40
Used As A Processing Aid
41
Mozzarella Cheese
42
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
43
Pasteurized Milk
44
Cheese Culture
45
Enzymes
46
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
47
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
48
Mold Inhibitor
49
Parmesan Cheese
50
Salt And Enzymes
51
Parsely

Full Ingredient List

Cooked ziti pasta (water, ziti [semolina {wheat}, durum wheat flour, niacin, iron {ferrous sulfate}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), ziti sauce (vine-ripened diced tomatoes in juice, water, tomato paste, onions, burgundy wine [contains potassium metabisulfite], modified cornstarch, olive oil, sugar, salt, garlic, cultured dextrose, parsley, spices, crushed red peppers), italian style sausage (pork, water, salt, sodium lactate, spices, corn syrup solids, paprika, flavoring, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate, bha, bht, propyl gallate, soy lecithin, used as a processing aid), mozzarella cheese (low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], potato starch and powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], natamycin [mold inhibitor]), parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt and enzymes) parsely.

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce

Neighbours outside Safeway Ready Meals near Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce's mid-band score (55/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Safeway Ready Meals; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Propyl Gallate is the first flagged ingredient selected from Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Propyl Gallate. Open Propyl Gallate
  • Compare Ziti pasta, italian style sausage, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses with ziti sauce's 3 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 0021130100804: 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.