BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne Dinner, 24 OZ

by Bertolli

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne Dinner, 24 OZ by Bertolli 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
0031000650117
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1/2 Package (340 g) (340 g)

What the Data Says About

BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne Dinner, 24 OZ by Bertolli 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, BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne Dinner, 24 OZ 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne Dinner, 24 OZ
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sauce
2
Diced Tomatoes
3
Organic Tomato Puree
4
Water
5
Soybean Oil
6
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
7
Spices
8
Cooked Pasta
9
Durum Wheat Semolina
10
Breaded White Meat Chicken
11
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
12
Wheat Flour
13
Less Than 2% Of: Salt
14
Parmesan Cheese
15
Cultured
16
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
17
Enzymes
18
Parmesan And Romano Cheeses
19
Pasteurized Part Skim Cow's Milk
20
Cultures
21
Corn Starch
22
Natural Flavor
23
Yellow Corn Flour
24
Soy Protein Concentrate
25
Parmesan And Cheddar Cheeses
26
Pasteurized Milk
27
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Yeast
30
Yeast Extract
31
Palm Oil
32
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
33
Unsalted Butter
34
Pasteurized Cream
35
Leavening
36
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
37
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
38
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
39
Soy Lecithin. Fried In Vegetable Oil
40
Tomatoes
41
Mozzarella Cheese
42
Nonfat Milk
43
Milk
44
Soy
45
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Sauce (Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Spices), Cooked Pasta (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Soybean Oil), Breaded White Meat Chicken (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Wheat Flour, Water, Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Parmesan Cheese [Cultured, Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Parmesan and Romano Cheeses [Pasteurized Part Skim Cow's Milk, Cultures, Enzymes, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavor, Yellow Corn Flour, Soy Protein Concentrate, Parmesan and Cheddar Cheeses [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Enzymes, Salt], Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sugar, Yeast, Yeast Extract, Palm Oil, Maltodextrin, Unsalted Butter [Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavor], Leavening [Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate], Lactic Acid, Soy Lecithin. Fried In Vegetable Oil), Tomatoes, Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Nonfat Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

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