Safe

Tuscan Style Penne

by Healthy Choice

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0050100600235 · Healthy Choice · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0050100600235 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (211 g)

The verdict

Tuscan Style Penne by Healthy Choice scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 58-component record, beginning with Sauce, Diced Tomatoes With Juice, Water. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 58 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

00600235 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tuscan Style Penne label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-RARE Oleic Acid PHOTO-FINISH Basilicious Marinara · ±0 BOOK-OFF …600235 · July 2026

14 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Oleic Acid). Source sheet 00600235 · 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: Basilicious Marinara · Nearest score peer is Basilicious Marinara at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Tuscan Style Penne: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Tuscan Style Penne100/1002. Basilicious Marinara: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Basilicious Marinara100/1003. grahams Bug Bites Cinnamon: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. grahams Bug Bites Cinnamon100/1004. Oatmeal Cookies Original 13.7Oz: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Oatmeal Cookies Original …100/1005. TOAST & PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH CRACKERS: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. TOAST & PEANUT BUTTER SAN…100/100
High-band neighbours for Tuscan Style Penne (100/100) outside Healthy Choice.
Chart values as text

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

Tuscan Style Penne
100/100
Basilicious Marinara
100/100
grahams Bug Bites Cinnamon
100/100
Oatmeal Cookies Original 13.7Oz
100/100
TOAST & PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH CRACKERS
100/100

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. Tuscan Style Penne scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Tuscan Style Penne lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% 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: 58 (91st 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

1
Sauce
2
Diced Tomatoes With Juice
3
Water
4
Dark Chicken
5
Crushed Tomatoes
6
Fire Roasted Onions
7
Chardonnay Wine
8
Parmesan Cheese
9
Part-skim Milk
10
Cheese Culture
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Enzymes
13
Roasted Garlic
14
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
15
High Maltose Corn Syrup Solids
16
Soybean Oil
17
Corn Starch
18
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Sun Dried Tomato
20
Spices
21
Milk Protein Concentrate
22
Sauteed Vegetables
23
Carrots
24
Celery
25
Organic Onions
26
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
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
28
Flavorings
29
Corn Oil
30
Tomato Paste
31
Corn Starch
32
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
33
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
34
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
35
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
36
Yeast Extract
37
Guar Gum
38
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
39
Butter And Cream
40
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
41
Garlic Powder
42
Olive Oil
43
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
44
Cultured Whey
45
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
46
Soy Sauce Solids
47
Soybeans
48
Wheat
49
Carrot Extract
50
Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate
51
Organic Pasta
52
Durum Wheat Flour
53
Whole Wheat Flour
54
Oleic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
55
Acetylated Monoglycerides
56
Mono - And Diglycerides
57
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
For Freshness

Full Ingredient List

Sauce (Diced Tomatoes With Juice, Water, Dark Chicken, Crushed Tomatoes, Fire Roasted Onions, Chardonnay Wine, Less Than 2% Of: Parmesan Cheese (Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Roasted Garlic (Garlic, High Maltose Corn Syrup Solids), Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Sugar, Sundried Tomato, Spices, Milk Protein Concentrate, Salt, Sauteed Vegetables (Carrots, Celery, Onions), Sea Salt, Garlic, Maltodextrin, Flavorings, Corn Oil, Tomato Paste, Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Xanthan Gum, Yeast Extract, Guar Gum, Onions, Lactic Acid, Butter And Cream, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Olive Oil, Sorbitol, Cultured Whey, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Soy Sauce Solids (Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Carrot Extract, Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate), Pasta (Durum Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour), Oleic Acid, Acetylated Monoglycerides, Mono - And Diglycerides, Tocopherols (For Freshness).

Categories

Meals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Tuscan Style Penne

Neighbours outside Healthy Choice with screening scores in the same high band as Tuscan Style Penne (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Healthy Choice; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Tuscan Style Penne has a longer ingredient list than 91% of its Meals category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0050100600235: 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.