HEALTHY CHOICE Four Cheese Tortellini, 12 OZ

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

HEALTHY CHOICE Four Cheese Tortellini, 12 OZ receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.

Barcode
0050100210281
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (340 g) (340 g)

What the Data Says About

HEALTHY CHOICE Four Cheese Tortellini, 12 OZ carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient 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, HEALTHY CHOICE Four Cheese Tortellini, 12 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 HEALTHY CHOICE Four Cheese Tortellini, 12 OZ
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Cooked Four Cheese Tortellini
2
Water
3
Whole Grain Wheat Flour
4
Ultragrainã‚â®
5
Durum Wheat Flour
6
Ricotta Cheese
7
Pasteurized Whey
8
Milk Fat
9
Milk
10
Parmesan Cheese
11
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
12
Cheese Culture
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk
16
Pasteurized Milk
17
Baked Wheat Flour
18
Wheat Flour
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Soybean Oil
21
Yeast
22
Whole Eggs
23
Provolone Cheese
24
Pasteurized Whole Milk
25
Black Pepper
26
Green Beans
27
Diced Tomatoes In Juice
28
Tomato Paste
29
Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
30
Nonfat Milk
31
Modified Corn Starch*
32
Sodium Citrate*
33
Natural Flavors*
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Enzymes *
36
Ingredients Not Found In Regular Mozzarella Cheese
37
Or Less Of: Tomato Flavor
38
Sautãƒâ‰ed Fire Roasted Tomatoes
39
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
40
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
41
Corn Oil
42
Corn Starch
43
Organic Tomato Flavor
44
Tomato Powder
45
Natural Flavor
46
Gum Arabic
47
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
48
Beet Powder {Color}
49
Spices
50
Cheese Flavor
51
Granular And Parmesan Cheese
52
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
53
Olive Oil
54
Crushed Garlic
55
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
56
Sautãƒâ‰ed Diced Onions
57
Onion
58
Safflower Oil
59
Onion Flavor
60
Rice Concentrate
61
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
62
Egg
63
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Cooked four cheese tortellini (water, whole grain wheat flour [ultragrainã‚â®], durum wheat flour, ricotta cheese [pasteurized whey, milk fat, milk], parmesan cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], romano cheese made from cow's milk [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], baked wheat flour [wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, yeast], whole eggs, provolone cheese [pasteurized whole milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], salt, black pepper), green beans, water, diced tomatoes in juice, tomato paste, reduced fat mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, nonfat milk, cheese culture, modified corn starch*, salt, sodium citrate*, flavors*, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes *[ingredients not found in regular mozzarella cheese]), contains 2% or less of: tomato flavor (sautãƒâ‰ed fire roasted tomatoes, maltodextrin, tomato paste, corn syrup, salt, corn oil, modified corn starch, tomato flavor [tomato powder, maltodextrin, natural flavor, gum arabic, citric acid, beet powder {color}], sugar), spices, sugar, cheese flavor (granular and parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, lactic acid, citric acid), modified corn starch, olive oil, crushed garlic (garlic, citric acid), sautãƒâ‰ed diced onions (dehydrated onion, safflower oil, onion flavor [gum arabic, natural flavor, rice concentrate, maltodextrin], caramel color), salt. contains: egg, milk, 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