New orleans style shrimp scampi with pasta shrimp and pasta in a creamy lemon butter sauce
by Zatarain's
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
New orleans style shrimp scampi with pasta shrimp and pasta in a creamy lemon butter sauce by Zatarain's 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.
What the Data Says About
New orleans style shrimp scampi with pasta shrimp and pasta in a creamy lemon butter sauce by Zatarain's 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, New orleans style shrimp scampi with pasta shrimp and pasta in a creamy lemon butter sauce 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. The Nutri-Score grade of B reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| 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 | B | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Water, cooked enriched macaroni product (water, durum wheat semolina [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), shrimp (with salt, sodium tripolyphosphate), butter flavor blend (maltodextrin [from corn], butter [cream, salt], nonfat dry milk, buttermilk, salt, sour cream [cultured cream, nonfat dry milk, disodium phosphate, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, citric acid, color [extractives of annatto and turmeric]), nonfat milk solids (nonfat milk, whey solids [lactose], vitamin a and d3), unsalted butter (cream, natural flavor), roasted garlic base (roasted garlic, salt, corn maltodextrin, natural flavorings, cornstarch, canola oil, sesame oil), modified corn starch, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), green onions, corn maltodextrin, shrimp base (cooked shrimp, salt, unsalted butter [cream, flavorings], potato flour, flavoring, dry whey, paprika), cheese flavor (a dehydrated blend of parmesan cheese [part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey, buttermilk solids, sodium phosphate, salt), lemon juice powder (corn syrup, lemon juice, lemon oil), canola oil, granulated garlic, worcestershire sauce powder (corn maltodextrin, worcestershire sauce [distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor, sulfiting agents]), spices, yeast extract, paprika, xanthan gum, non-dairy creamer (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [a milk derivative], dipotassium phosphate, mono and digly-cerides, sodium hexametaphosphate, silicon dioxide), citric acid, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate (flavor enhancers).
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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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