Creamy Cajun-Style Pasta
by Zatarain's
Creamy Cajun-Style Pasta by Zatarain's receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI 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
Creamy Cajun-Style Pasta by Zatarain's carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.
On the NOVA processing scale, Creamy Cajun-Style Pasta 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.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 100/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 0 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cooked enriched rotini pasta (water, enriched semolina [durum wheat semolina, niacin, iron sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), water, cooked grill-marked chicken breast strips with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, modified food starch, salt, sodium phosphate), half and half (milk, cream), sweet dairy whey, cheese flavors (a dehydrated blend of parmesan and romano cheeses [part-skim cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey, buttermilk solids, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sodium phosphate, salt), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), heavy cream sauce (shortening powder [soybean oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate, mono & diglycerides], corn maltodextrin, sweet cream solids, salt, sugar, garlic powder, lemon juice powder [corn syrup solids, lemon juice, lemon oil], natural butter flavor), margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added), dry buttermilk, green onions, stabilizer (corn starch, gum arabic, xanthan gum, guar gum), nonfat milk solids (nonfat milk, whey solids [lactose], vitamin a and d3), paprika, chili powder (chili peppers, spices, salt, garlic powder), corn maltodextrin, yeast extract, sea salt, granulated garlic, parsley flakes, spices, dextrose, granulated onion, sugar.
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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