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Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix

by Hill Country Fare

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041220810031 · Hill Country Fare · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041220810031 · Serving size 1 cup (1 cup)

The verdict

Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix by Hill Country Fare scores 35/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Enriched Macaroni Product, Semolina Wheat Flour, Niacin. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0041220810031
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

27/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

35/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

20810031 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 25% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-FINISH TORTILLA STRIPS TRI-COLOR · ±0 BOOK-OFF …810031 · July 2026

17 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 20810031 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: TORTILLA STRIPS TRI-COLOR · Nearest score peer is TORTILLA STRIPS TRI-COLOR at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, …35/1002. TORTILLA STRIPS TRI-COLOR: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. TORTILLA STRIPS TRI-COLOR35/1003. Low calorie soda: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Low calorie soda35/1004. Fruit punch artificially flavored drink: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fruit punch artificially …35/1005. Lemon Drink: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Lemon Drink35/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix (35/100 on 42 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix
35/100
TORTILLA STRIPS TRI-COLOR
35/100
Low calorie soda
35/100
Fruit punch artificially flavored drink
35/100
Lemon Drink
35/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix scores 58.6 points below that category average (35/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 75th percentile a longer ingredient list than 75% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (75th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,283 Meals products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 35/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Macaroni Product
2
Semolina Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Corn Starch
11
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
12
Parmesan Cheese
13
Milk
14
Cheese Culture
15
Enzymes
16
Palm Oil
17
Buttermilk
18
Msg
19
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
20
Nonfat Milk
21
Natural And Artificial Flavor
22
Corn Starch
23
Cheese
24
Cultured Milk
25
Sodium Hexamatphosphate
26
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Spice
28
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
29
Disodium Phosphate
30
Dipotassium Phosphate. Emulsifier
31
Monoglycerides
32
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
33
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
34
Guar Gum
35
Preservative
36
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
37
Sodium Silicoaluminate
38
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
39
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
40
Color
41
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
42
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Enriched macaroni product (semolina wheat flour, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, corn starch, corn syrup, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), palm oil, buttermilk, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin, nonfat milk, natural and artificial flavor, modified corn starch, dehydrated cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), sodium hexamatphosphate, sodium caseinate, spice, lactic acid, disodium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate. emulsifier (monoglycerides), dehydrated garlic, citric acid, guar gum, preservative (tbhq), sodium silicoaluminate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, color (yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake)

Categories

Meals Pasta dishes

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix

Neighbours outside Hill Country Fare in the same lower screening band as Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix (35/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hill Country Fare; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Tuna Alfredo Dinner Mix, Fettucine Pasta And Alfredo Sauce Mix's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0041220810031: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.