Safe

Crustoli Meatball

by Tony's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072180634894 · Tony's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072180634894 · Serving size 1 PIECE (184 g)

The verdict

Crustoli Meatball by Tony's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour. 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 60 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.

80634894 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Crustoli Meatball label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Bbq recipe chicken · ±0 BOOK-OFF …634894 · July 2026

18 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 80634894 · 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: Bbq recipe chicken bbq sauce, mozzarella cheese, white meat chicken & roasted red onions pizza, bbq recipe chicken · Nearest score peer is Bbq recipe chicken bbq sauce, mozzarella cheese, white meat chicken & roasted red onions pizza, bbq recipe chicken 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. Crustoli Meatball: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Crustoli Meatball95/1002. Bbq recipe chicken bbq sauce, mozzarella cheese, white meat chicken & roasted red onions pizza, bbq recipe chicken: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Bbq recipe chicken bbq sa…95/1003. Crab Rangoon: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Crab Rangoon95/1004. Sriracha Chicken Wontons: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sriracha Chicken Wontons95/1005. Chicken mini egg rolls with sweet chili sauce, chicken: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chicken mini egg rolls wi…95/100
High-band neighbours for Crustoli Meatball (95/100) outside Tony's.
Chart values as text

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

Crustoli Meatball
95/100
Bbq recipe chicken bbq sauce, mozzarella cheese, white meat chicken & roasted red onions pizza, bbq recipe chicken
95/100
Crab Rangoon
95/100
Sriracha Chicken Wontons
95/100
Chicken mini egg rolls with sweet chili sauce, chicken
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Crustoli Meatball scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Crustoli Meatball lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 60 (89th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Water
10
Imitation Mozzarella
11
Palm Oil
12
Corn Starch
13
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Rennet Casein
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Sodium Citrate
17
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
18
Natural Flavor
19
Sodium Phosphate
20
Artificial Color
21
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
22
Preservative
23
Italian Style Meatballs Made With Pork And Chicken
24
Pork
25
Mechanically Separated Chicken
26
Seasoning
27
Parmesan Cheese
28
Part Skim Milk
29
Cheese Culture
30
Enzymes
31
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
32
Onion
33
Spices
34
Dehydrated Parsley
35
Bread Crumbs
36
Bleached Wheat Flour
37
Yeast
38
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
39
Soybean Oil
40
Soy Flour Protein
41
Soy Flour
42
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
43
Tomato Paste
44
Rice Flour
45
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
46
Vegetable Oil
47
Soybean
48
Canola Oil
49
Modified Food Starch
50
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
51
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
52
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
53
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
54
Spice
55
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
56
Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein
57
Monocalcium Phosphate
58
Paprika
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
60
Soy Lecithin

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, imitation mozzarella (water, palm oil, modified corn starch, modified potato starch, rennet casein, salt, sodium citrate, lactic acid, natural flavor, sodium phosphate, artificial color, sorbic acid [preservative]), italian style meatballs made with pork and chicken (pork, water, mechanically separated chicken, seasoning [parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, dried garlic, dried onion, spices, parsley], bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, salt, yeast, dextrose, soybean oil], soy flour protein [soy flour, caramel color], salt), tomato paste, contains 2% or less of: palm oil, rice flour, dried whey, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola oil), modified food starch, dextrose, sugar, salt, dried garlic, yeast, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium bicarbonate, spice, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, monocalcium phosphate, paprika, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, natural flavor.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Crustoli Meatball

Neighbours outside Tony's with screening scores in the same high band as Crustoli Meatball (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Tony's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Crustoli Meatball's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Crustoli Meatball'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 0072180634894: 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.