Safe

Parmesan Risotto

by Reser's Fine Foods Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071117021288 · Reser's Fine Foods Inc.. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071117021288 · Serving size 1 cup (196 g)

The verdict

Parmesan Risotto by Reser's Fine Foods Inc. scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Cooked Rice, Water, Parboiled White Rice. 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0071117021288
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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

90/100

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.

17021288 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Parmesan Risotto label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Scalloped Potatoes With · ±0 BOOK-OFF …021288 · July 2026

11 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 17021288 · 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: Scalloped Potatoes With Gruyere Cheese · Nearest score peer is Scalloped Potatoes With Gruyere Cheese 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.

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. Parmesan Risotto: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Parmesan Risotto90/1002. Scalloped Potatoes With Gruyere Cheese: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Scalloped Potatoes With G…90/1003. Reser's fine foods, main st bistro, chicken broccoli cheddar bake baked entrees: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Reser's fine foods, main …90/1004. French Onion Dip: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. French Onion Dip90/1005. Creamy Clam Dip: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Creamy Clam Dip90/100
High-band neighbours for Parmesan Risotto (90/100) outside Reser's Fine Foods Inc..
Chart values as text

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

Parmesan Risotto
90/100
Scalloped Potatoes With Gruyere Cheese
90/100
Reser's fine foods, main st bistro, chicken broccoli cheddar bake baked entrees
90/100
French Onion Dip
90/100
Creamy Clam Dip
90/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Parmesan Risotto lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Rice
2
Water
3
Parboiled White Rice
4
Heavy Cream
5
Cream
6
Sodium Citrate
7
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
8
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
9
Parmesan Cheese
10
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
11
Cheese Culture
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Enzymes
14
Onion
15
Roasted Vegetable Base
16
Es
17
Celery
18
Sauteed Onion
19
Red Bell Pepper
20
Carrots
21
Green Bell Pepper
22
Concentrated Juices
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Shallot
25
Carrot
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Yeast Extract
28
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
29
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
30
Canola Oil
31
Natural Flavor
32
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
33
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
34
Modified Food Starch
35
Spice
36
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
37
Burgundy Wine Solids
38
Corn Starch
39
Butter
40
Sweet Cream
41
Cooking Wine
42
Sauterne Wine
43
Sodium Metabisulfite As A Preservative
44
Onion Powder
45
Parmesan And Romano Cheese Base
46
Parmesan And Romano Cheese
47
Milk
48
Culture
49
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
50
Cultured Buttermilk Solids
51
Calcium And Sodium Caseinates
52
Flavoring
53
Garlic Powder
54
Garlic Minced In Oil
55
Soybean Oil
56
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
57
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor
58
Dehydrated Parsley
59
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

Full Ingredient List

Cooked rice (water, parboiled white rice), water, heavy cream (cream, sodium citrate, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), onion, roasted vegetable base {vegetable blend [purees {carrot, celery, onion, sauteed onion, red bell pepper}, dehydrated {tomato, carrots, green bell pepper, onion}, juices {onion, garlic, shallot, carrot}], sugar, salt, yeast extract, hydrolyzed corn protein, contains 2% or less of the following: maltodextrin, canola oil, natural flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, modified food starch, spice, hydrolyzed soy protein, burgundy wine solids), modified corn starch, butter (sweet cream, salt), cooking wine (sauterne wine, salt, sodium metabisulfite as a preservative), onion powder, salt, parmesan and romano cheese base (parmesan and romano cheese [milk, culture, enzymes, salt], water, whey, salt, modified corn starch, cultured buttermilk solids, calcium and sodium caseinates, natural flavoring, and garlic powder), garlic minced in oil (garlic, soybean oil, citric acid), potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, dehydrated parsley, xanthan gum, spice.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Parmesan Risotto

Neighbours outside Reser's Fine Foods Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Parmesan Risotto (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Reser's Fine Foods Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Parmesan Risotto's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Parmesan Risotto's 2 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 0071117021288: 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.