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Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf Homestyle Mac & Cheese, Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0023933302201 · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0023933302201 · Serving size 1 Container (381 g)

The verdict

Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf Homestyle Mac & Cheese, Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 78 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 78-component record, beginning with Mac & Cheese, Macaroni, Semolina. 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
One flagged · of 78 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

33302201 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf Homestyle Mac & Cheese, Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 78 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …302201 · July 2026

18 of 78 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 33302201 · 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

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.

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. Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf Homestyle Mac & Cheese, Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf Homestyle Mac & Cheese, Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf lists 78 ingredients on its label

78 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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

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Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 78 (98th 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 78 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Mac & Cheese
2
Macaroni
3
Semolina
4
Wheat
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Ferrous Sulphate
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Cheese
11
Milk
12
Cultures
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Water
16
Cream
17
Sodium Phosphate
18
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
19
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
20
Color
21
Base
22
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
23
Starch
Thickener
Safe
24
Onion
25
Smoked Meatloaf
26
Beef
27
Pork
28
Egg
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Honey Bbq Sauce
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Tomato Paste
33
Distilled Vinegar
34
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
35
Mod Food Starch
36
Honey
37
Molasses
38
Worcestershire Concentrate
39
Dried Vinegar
40
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
41
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
42
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
Spices
44
Tamarind
45
Nat Flavor
46
Sulfiting Agent
47
Liquid Smoke
48
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
49
Preservative
50
Natural Flavor
51
Bacon
52
Oats
53
Parmesan Cheese
54
Bread Crumbs
55
Tomato Sauce
56
Paprika
57
Worcestershire Powder
58
Mango Chipotle Bbq
59
Apricot Jam
60
Apricot Conc
61
Glucose Syrup
62
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
63
Sodium Citrate
64
Fruit/vegetable Conc
65
Turmeric
66
Bbq Sauce
67
Mango Chili
68
Mango
69
Rice Vinegar
70
Yellow Chili
71
Starch
Thickener
Safe
72
Organic Ginger
73
Dijon Mustard
74
Mustard Seed
75
Chipotle Pepper
76
Peppers
77
Artificial Smoke Flavor
78
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

Full Ingredient List

Mac & Cheese (Macaroni [Semolina (Wheat), Niacin, Ferrous Sulphate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Cheese [Cheese (Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Citric Acid, Beta-Carotene (Color)], Base [Milk, Cream, Gelatin, Starch], Milk, Water, Salt, Onion), Smoked Meatloaf (Beef, Pork, Egg, Water, Cheddar Cheese, Honey Bbq Sauce [Water, Sugar, Tomato Paste, Distilled Vinegar, Maltodextrin, Mod Food Starch, Honey, Molasses, Salt, Worcestershire Concentrate (Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic, Sugar, Spices, Tamarind, Nat Flavor, Sulfiting Agent), Natural Liquid Smoke, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Spices, Garlic, Natural Flavor], Bacon, Oats, Parmesan Cheese, Bread Crumbs, Tomato Sauce, Milk, Onion, Salt, Garlic, Paprika, Worcestershire Powder, Spices), Mango Chipotle Bbq (Apricot Jam [Sugar, Apricot Conc, Water, Glucose Syrup, Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Fruit/Vegetable Conc, Natural Flavor, Paprika, Turmeric], Bbq Sauce, Mango Chili [Mango, Water, Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Yellow Chili, Modified Starch, Salt, Ginger], Dijon Mustard [Water, Mustard Seed, Vinegar, Salt, Citric Acid], Paprika, Chipotle Pepper [Peppers, Water, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Tomato Paste, Artificial Smoke Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Onion, Garlic], Salt)

Categories

Meals

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf Homestyle Mac & Cheese, Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 78-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf Homestyle Mac & Cheese, Bob'S Bbq Smoked Meatloaf's 1 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 0023933302201: 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.