Cooked perfect, meatball bistro, mac & cheese

by Cooked Perfect, Home Market Foods Inc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Cooked perfect, meatball bistro, mac & cheese by Cooked Perfect, Home Market Foods Inc. 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
0036669070412
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 CONTAINER (312 g)

What the Data Says About

Cooked perfect, meatball bistro, mac & cheese by Cooked Perfect, Home Market Foods Inc. 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, Cooked perfect, meatball bistro, mac & cheese 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

Composite safety metrics for Cooked perfect, meatball bistro, mac & cheese
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 C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cheese Sauce
2
Nonfat Milk
3
Cream
4
Water
5
Cheddar Cheese
6
Pasteurized Milk
7
Cheese Cultures
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Enzymes
10
Annatto {Vegetable Color}
11
Food Starch-modified
12
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
13
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
14
Garlic Powder
15
Manchego Cheese Flavor
16
Swiss Cheese
17
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
18
Parmesan Cheese
19
Onion Powder
20
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
21
Buttermilk
22
Natural Butter Flavor
23
Butter
24
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
25
Spices Including Turmeric
26
For Color
27
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
29
Annatto Powder
30
Modified Food Starch
31
Annatto Extract {For Color}
32
Cooked Enriched Cavatappi Pasta
33
Semolina
34
Durum Wheat Semolina
35
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
36
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Thiamin Mononitrate
38
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
Cooked Italian Style Meatballs
41
Beef
42
Pork
43
Textured Soy Flour
44
Bread Crumbs
45
Wheat Flour
46
Yeast
47
Soy Protein Concentrate
48
Seasoning
49
Parmesan Cheese {Part-skim Cow's Milk
50
Enzymes}
51
Spices
52
Spice Extractives On A Dextrose Carrier
53
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
54
Dehydrated Parsley
55
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
56
Natural Flavor
57
Broccoli

Full Ingredient List

Cheese sauce (nonfat milk, cream, water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto {vegetable color}], food starch-modified, whey, maltodextrin, salt, garlic powder, manchego cheese flavor, swiss cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], parmesan cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], onion powder, natural cheddar cheese flavor, buttermilk, natural butter flavor, dehydrated butter, xanthan gum, spices including turmeric [for color], sugar, lactic acid, annatto powder [modified food starch, annatto extract {for color}]), cooked enriched cavatappi pasta (water, semolina [durum wheat semolina, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), cooked italian style meatballs (beef, pork, water, textured soy flour, bread crumbs [wheat flour, salt, yeast], soy protein concentrate, seasoning [parmesan cheese {part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, spices, spice extractives on a dextrose carrier, dehydrated garlic, parsley, onion powder], salt, sodium tripolyphosphate, natural flavor), broccoli.

Categories

Frozen foods

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