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Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake

by Reser's Fine Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071117614671 · Reser's Fine Foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071117614671 · Serving size 1 cup (228 g)

The verdict

Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake by Reser's Fine Foods scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 67 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 67-component record, beginning with Cooked Pasta Shells, 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.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 67 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0071117614671
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.

17614671 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 67 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Parmesan Risotto · ±0 BOOK-OFF …614671 · July 2026

15 of 67 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 17614671 · 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: Parmesan Risotto · Nearest score peer is Parmesan Risotto 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. Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Buffalo Style Chicken Pas…90/1002. Parmesan Risotto: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Parmesan Risotto90/1003. Scalloped Potatoes With Gruyere Cheese: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Scalloped Potatoes With G…90/1004. Creamy Clam Dip: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Creamy Clam Dip90/1005. Ice Cream: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ice Cream90/100
High-band neighbours for Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake (90/100) outside Reser's Fine Foods.
Chart values as text

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

Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake
90/100
Parmesan Risotto
90/100
Scalloped Potatoes With Gruyere Cheese
90/100
Creamy Clam Dip
90/100
Ice Cream
90/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake lists 67 ingredients on its label

67 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: 67 (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 67 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Pasta Shells
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
Whole Milk
10
Cooked White Meat Chicken
11
Heavy Cream
12
Cream
13
Sodium Citrate
14
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
15
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
16
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
17
American Cheese
18
Milk
19
Cheese Culture
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Enzymes
22
Water
23
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
24
Sodium Phosphate
25
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
26
Skim Milk
27
Milkfat
28
Artificial Color
29
Onion
30
Celery
31
Mascarpone Cheese
32
Pasteurized Cream
33
Milk Proteins
34
Acidulate
35
Cayenne Pepper Sauce
36
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
37
Distilled Vinegar
38
Garlic Powder
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
Natural Flavor
41
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
42
Blue Cheese
43
Penicillium Roqueforti
Listed
44
Breadcrumbs
45
Wheat Flour
46
Whole Wheat Flour
47
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
48
Soybean Oil
49
Yeast
50
Cheddar Cheese
51
Pasteurized Milk
52
Cheese Cultures
53
Annatto Color
54
Natamycin As A Natural Preservative
55
Butter
56
Sweet Cream
57
Corn Starch
58
Starch Blend
59
Mono And Diglycerides
60
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
61
Guar Gum
62
Garlic Minced In Oil
63
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
64
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
65
Organic Cultured Dextrose And Maltodextrin
66
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor
67
Dehydrated Parsley

Full Ingredient List

Cooked pasta shells (semolina wheat flour, [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid] egg white), whole milk, cooked white meat chicken, heavy cream (cream, sodium citrate, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, salt, milkfat, artificial color), onion, celery, mascarpone cheese (pasteurized cream, milk proteins, acidulate), dehydrated cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic powder, maltodextrin, natural flavor, and silicon dioxide), blue cheese (whole milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, penicillium roqueforti), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, salt, yeast), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color, natamycin as a preservative), water, butter (sweet cream, salt), modified corn starch, starch blend (modified corn starch, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, guar gum), garlic minced in oil (garlic, soybean oil, citric acid), salt, cultured dextrose and maltodextrin, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, dehydrated parsley.

Other products containing Cooked Pasta Shells

Cooked Pasta Shells is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 67-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Buffalo Style Chicken Pasta Bake'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 0071117614671: 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.