Safe

Signature style macaroni salad

by Signature

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071117182293 · Signature · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071117182293 · Serving size 0.75 cup (145 g)

The verdict

Signature style macaroni salad by Signature scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 44-component record, beginning with Cooked Macaroni, Semolina Wheat Flour, Enriched With 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 44 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

17182293 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Signature style macaroni salad label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Cookies & Cream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …182293 · July 2026

13 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 17182293 · 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: Cookies & Cream Topping · Nearest score peer is Cookies & Cream Topping 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Signature style macaroni salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Signature style macaroni …95/1002. Cookies & Cream Topping: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cookies & Cream Topping95/1003. Pumpkin Mousse, Pumpkin: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pumpkin Mousse, Pumpkin95/1004. Mustard potato salad, mustard: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mustard potato salad, mus…95/1005. Mustard potato salad, mustard: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mustard potato salad, mus…95/100
High-band neighbours for Signature style macaroni salad (95/100) outside Signature.
Chart values as text

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

Signature style macaroni salad
95/100
Cookies & Cream Topping
95/100
Pumpkin Mousse, Pumpkin
95/100
Mustard potato salad, mustard
95/100
Mustard potato salad, mustard
95/100

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. Signature style macaroni salad scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Signature style macaroni salad lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% 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: 44 (77th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Macaroni
2
Semolina Wheat Flour
3
Enriched With Niacin
4
Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Egg White
9
Mayonnaise
10
Soybean Oil
11
Water
12
Egg Yolks
13
Dried Vinegar
14
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Flavor
17
Sweet Pickle
18
Cucumbers
19
Distilled Vinegar
20
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
21
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
22
Preservative
23
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
24
Flavoring
25
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
26
Celery
27
Onion
28
Red Bell Pepper
29
Mustard
30
Mustard Seed
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Turmeric And Paprika
33
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
34
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
35
Spices
36
Calcium Disodium Edta
37
Retains Product Freshness
38
Natural Flavor
39
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
40
Corn Starch
41
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor
42
Annatto Color
43
Mono - And Diglycerides
44
Annatto Extract

Full Ingredient List

Cooked macaroni (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, calcium disodium edta to protect flavor), sweet pickle (cucumbers, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of: salt, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate [preservative], calcium chloride, natural flavoring, polysorbate 80), high fructose corn syrup, celery, water, less than 2% of: onion, red bell pepper, salt, vinegar, mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, sugar, soybean oil, turmeric and paprika, annatto, garlic, spices, xanthan gum, calcium disodium edta; retains product freshness, natural flavor, citric acid), modified corn starch, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, sugar, xanthan gum, annatto color (soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides, annatto extract).

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Signature style macaroni salad

Neighbours outside Signature with screening scores in the same high band as Signature style macaroni salad (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Signature; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Signature style macaroni salad's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Signature style macaroni salad's 1 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 0071117182293: 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.