Bertolli, meal soup for 2, italian-style wedding
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Bertolli, meal soup for 2, italian-style wedding receives a safety score of 50/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Bertolli, meal soup for 2, italian-style wedding carries a composite safety score of 50/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 identified 4 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Bertolli, meal soup for 2, italian-style wedding 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 50/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Water, blanched ditalini pasta (ditalini (semolina [ wheat], niacin, ferrous sulfate thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil], precooked italian style meatballs [ beef, water, textured vegetable protein product (textured soy protein concentrate, caramel color), romano cheese (made from sheep's milk, cheese culture, salt enzymes), dried whole egg, bread crumbs {bleached wheat flour, salt, dextrose, yeast, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil}, dextrose spices, salt, dehydrated parsley, garlic ponder, caramel color, bha, bht, and citric acid], spinach, onions, carrots, concentrated chicken broth, wheat flour, chicken fat, bacon bits [ bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite), hickory smoke flavor], crushed tomatoes in puree (crushed tomatoes, tomato puree, citric acid), basil unsalted butter [ cream, milk], celery, natural flavor (natural flavors (including chicken broth, chicken fat, egg yolk solids, nonfat dry milk), autolyzed yeast extract, salt, corn, maltodextrin, whey powder, silicon dioxide], natural flavor (salt, autolyzed yeast extract, chicken flavor, chicken, flavor, maltodextrin, gum arabic, lactic acid, silicon dioxide, trisodium phosphate), roasted garlic, salt, spices. caramel color, natural flavors.
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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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