BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne, 24 OZ

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne, 24 OZ 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
0031000650322
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1/4 package (340 g) (340 g)

What the Data Says About

BERTOLLI Chicken Parmigianino And Penne, 24 OZ 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, 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, 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
Enriched Pasta
10
Durum Wheat Semolina
11
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Ferrous Sulfate {Iron}
13
Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}
14
Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}
15
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
16
Breaded White Meat Chicken
17
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
18
Breader
19
Bleached Wheat Flour
20
Parmesan
21
Romano
22
And Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Cow's Milk
23
Cultures
24
Enzymes
25
Salt}
26
Yeast
27
Natural Flavor
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
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
30
Yeast Extract
31
Palm Oil
32
Unsalted Butter {Pasteurized Cream
33
Natural Flavor}
34
Dehydrated Parsley
35
Soy Lecithin
36
Batter Mix
37
Corn Starch
38
Yellow Corn Flour
39
Parmesan And Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk
40
Natural Flavors
41
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
42
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
43
Enzyme Modified Parmesan Cheese {Milk
44
Culture
45
Enzymes}
46
Leavening {Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
47
Sodium Bicarbonate}
48
Spices {Including Mustard}
49
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
50
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
51
Sunflower Oil
52
Less Than 2% Of: Parmesan Cheese
53
Part Skim Milk
54
Cheese Culture
55
Soy Protein Concentrate
56
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
57
Flavoring
58
Soy Lecithin. Fried In Vegetable Oil
59
Tomatoes
60
Mozzarella Cheese
61
Pasteurized Milk
62
Nonfat Milk
63
Milk
64
Soy
65
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Sauce (Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Spices), Cooked Pasta (Water, Enriched Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate {Iron}, Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, Folic Acid], Soybean Oil), Breaded White Meat Chicken (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Breader [Bleached Wheat Flour, Parmesan, Romano, And Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Cultures, Enzymes, Salt}, Salt, Spices, Yeast, Natural Flavor, Soybean Oil, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Palm Oil, Unsalted Butter {Pasteurized Cream, Natural Flavor}, Dehydrated Parsley, Soy Lecithin], Water, Batter Mix [Bleached Wheat Flour, Modified Corn Starch, Yellow Corn Flour, Parmesan And Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Enzymes, Salt}, Salt, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Yeast Extract, Whey, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Enzyme Modified Parmesan Cheese {Milk, Culture, Salt, Enzymes}, Leavening {Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate}, Spices {Including Mustard}, Palm Oil, Sugar, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Soy Lecithin, Sunflower Oil], Less Than 2% Of: Parmesan Cheese [Part Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Salt, Soy Protein Concentrate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Flavoring, 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