HEALHTY CHOICE Lasagna with Meat Sauce, 9.5 OZ

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

HEALHTY CHOICE Lasagna with Meat Sauce, 9.5 OZ 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.

Barcode
0072655460096
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (269 g) (269 g)

What the Data Says About

HEALHTY CHOICE Lasagna with Meat Sauce, 9.5 OZ 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, HEALHTY CHOICE Lasagna with Meat Sauce, 9.5 OZ 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

Composite safety metrics for HEALHTY CHOICE Lasagna with Meat Sauce, 9.5 OZ
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cooked Pasta
2
Water
3
Enriched Wheat Flour
4
Durum Wheat Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Ferrous Sulfate {Iron}
7
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Egg White
11
Organic Tomato Puree
12
Tomato Paste
13
Organic Tomatoes In Juice
14
Tomatoes
15
Tomato Juice
16
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
17
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
18
Cottage Cheese
19
Cultured Skim Milk
20
Enzymes
21
Cooked Beef Patty Crumbles
22
Beef
23
Textured Vegetable Protein
24
Soy Protein Concentrate
25
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
26
Seasoning
27
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
28
Spice
29
Natural Flavors
30
Sodium Phosphate
31
Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
32
Pasteurized Milk
33
Cultures
34
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Organic Onions
36
Or Less Of: Water
37
Milk
38
Tomato Extract
39
Ricotta Cheese
40
Pasteurized Whey
41
Cream
42
Nonfat Dry Milk
43
Corn Starch
44
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
45
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
46
Dried Parmesan And Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk
47
Part-skim Milk
48
Cheese Culture
49
Spices
50
Bread Crumbs
51
Wheat Flour
52
Or Less Of: Sugar
53
Yeast
54
Soybean Oil
55
Garlic Puree
56
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
57
Olive Oil
58
Egg
59
Soy
60
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Cooked pasta (water, enriched wheat flour [durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate {iron}, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), tomatoes in juice (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), cottage cheese (cultured skim milk, enzymes), cooked beef patty crumbles (beef, water, textured vegetable protein [soy protein concentrate, caramel color], soy protein concentrate, seasoning [salt, spice, natural flavors, caramel color], sodium phosphate), part-skim mozzarella cheese ([pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], whey protein concentrate), onions, contains 2% or less of: water, milk, tomato extract, ricotta cheese (pasteurized whey, milk, cream), nonfat dry milk, modified corn starch, garlic, sugar, parmesan and romano cheese made from cow's milk (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), spices, bread crumbs (wheat flour, contains 2% or less of: sugar, yeast, soybean oil, salt), salt, garlic puree, xanthan gum, olive oil. contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.

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.

Related

Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial