Kitchen, Classic Italian Style Meatballs With Marinara

by Shoprite

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Kitchen, Classic Italian Style Meatballs With Marinara by Shoprite 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
0041190459896
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
227 g (8 oz)

What the Data Says About

Kitchen, Classic Italian Style Meatballs With Marinara by Shoprite 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, Kitchen, Classic Italian Style Meatballs With Marinara 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 Kitchen, Classic Italian Style Meatballs With Marinara
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
Meatballs
2
Beef
3
Pork
4
Whole Eggs With Citric Acid
5
Imported Parmesan Cheese
6
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
7
Cheese Culture
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Rennet And Aged Over 10 Months
10
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
11
Preservative
12
. Roasted Garlic
13
Bread Crumbs
14
Enriched Flour
15
Wheat Flour
16
Organic Malted Barley
17
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
19
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
22
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
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
24
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
25
Soybean
26
Cottonseed
27
Corn
28
Canola
29
Water
30
Or Less Of Yeast
31
Honey
32
Molasses
33
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
34
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
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
36
Soy Flour
37
Whole Wheat Flour
38
Rye Flour
39
Corn Flour
40
Oat Bran. Corn Meal. Rice Flour
41
Potato Flour
42
Butter
43
Dough Conditioners
44
Mono And Diglycerides
45
Sodium
46
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
47
Soy Lecithin
48
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
49
Yeast Nutrients
50
Ammonium Sulfate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
51
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
52
Monocalcium Phosphate
53
Distilled Vinegar
54
Skim Milk
55
Buttermilk
56
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
57
Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate
58
Preservatives
59
Sesame Seeds
60
Dehydrated Parsley
61
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
62
Spices
63
Parmesan
64
Romano Cheese
65
Sheep's Milk. Cheese Cultures
66
Enzymes
67
Tomato Sauce
68
Tomatoes
69
Tomato Juice
70
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
71
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
72
Firming Agent
73
Onion
74
Blended Oil 75/25
75
Canola Oil
76
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
77
Food Starch - Modified
78
Kosher Salt
79
Oregano
80
Organic Basil
81
Chili Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Meatballs (beef, pork, whole eggs with citric acid, imported parmesan cheese [pasteurized cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, rennet and aged over 10 months, calcium propionate (preservative)]. roasted garlic, bread crumbs [enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (soybean, cottonseed, corn and/or canola), water, contains 2% or less of yeast, honey, molasses, sugar, wheat gluten, whey, soy flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, corn flour, oat bran. corn meal. rice flour, potato flour, butter, dough conditioners (mono and diglycerides, sodium and/or calcium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin, calcium carbonate), yeast nutrients (ammonium sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), distilled vinegar, skim milk, buttermilk, lactic acid, calcium propionate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), sesame seeds, parsley, garlic, spices, parmesan and/or romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk and/or sheep's milk. cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)), parsley), tomato sauce (tomatoes [tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride (firming agent)], water, onion, garlic, blended oil 75/25 [canola oil, extra virgin olive oil], food starch - modified (corn), kosher salt, oregano, basil, parsley, chili pepper).

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