Caution

Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf

by Giant Eagle

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0030034086381 · Giant Eagle · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0030034086381 · Serving size 4 ONZ (112 g)

The verdict

Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf by Giant Eagle scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 63-component record, beginning with Ground Beef, Bacon, Cured With Water. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 63 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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

34086381 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Diet Cola · ±0 BOOK-OFF …086381 · July 2026

16 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 34086381 · 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: Diet Cola · Nearest score peer is Diet Cola at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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. Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Giant eagle, chef inspire…80/1002. Diet Cola: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Diet Cola80/1003. Oatmeal Creme Pies Ice Cream: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Oatmeal Creme Pies Ice Cr…80/1004. Hydration + Immunity Drink Mix Watermelon Margarita: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Hydration + Immunity Drin…80/1005. Dark chocolate espresso sauce topping: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Dark chocolate espresso s…80/100
High-band neighbours for Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf (80/100) outside Giant Eagle.
Chart values as text

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

Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf
80/100
Diet Cola
80/100
Oatmeal Creme Pies Ice Cream
80/100
Hydration + Immunity Drink Mix Watermelon Margarita
80/100
Dark chocolate espresso sauce topping
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf scores 12.9 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 63 (91st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 63 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ground Beef
2
Bacon
3
Cured With Water
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Sodium Phosphates
7
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
8
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
9
Onion
10
Eggs
11
Whole Eggs
12
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
13
Water
14
Parmesan Cheese
15
Part-skimmed Pasteurized Cow's Milk
16
Cheese Cultures
17
Enzymes
18
Rice Flour And Powdered Cellulose Added To Prevent Caking
19
Milk
20
Vitamin D3
21
Bread Crumbs
22
Enriched Flour
23
Wheat Flour
24
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Iron
26
Thiamin Mononitrate
27
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
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
31
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
32
Soybean
33
Cottonseed
34
Yeast
35
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
36
Monocalcium Phosphate
37
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
38
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
39
Corn Starch
40
Soy Lecithin
41
Soy Flour
42
Ketchup
43
Tomato Concentrate
44
Tomato Paste
45
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
46
Dried Vinegar
47
Onion Powder
48
Spice
49
Natural Flavors
50
Dehydrated Parsley
51
Worcestershire Sauce
52
Distilled Vinegar
53
Molasses
54
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
55
Spices
56
Anchovies
57
Natural Flavor
58
Soy
59
Tamarind
60
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
61
Black Pepper
62
Thyme
63
Bay Leaf

Full Ingredient List

Ground beef, bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), onion, eggs (whole eggs, citric acid, water), parmesan cheese (part-skimmed pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, rice flour and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), milk (milk, vitamin d3), bread crumbs (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], high fructose corn syrup, less than 2% of: dextrose, salt, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [soybean and/or cottonseed], yeast, calcium propionate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, corn starch, soy lecithin, soy flour), ketchup (tomato concentrate [water, tomato paste], high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, vinegar, salt, onion powder, spice, natural flavors), parsley, salt, worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, sugar, spices, anchovies, natural flavor [contains soy], tamarind), garlic (garlic, water), black pepper, thyme, bay leaf.

Other products containing Part-skimmed Pasteurized Cow's Milk

Part-skimmed Pasteurized Cow's Milk is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf

Neighbours outside Giant Eagle with screening scores in the same high band as Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Giant Eagle; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 63-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Giant eagle, chef inspired meals at home, meatloaf's 2 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 0030034086381: 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.