Michelina's, zap-ems, pasta with cream sauce, white turkey and vegetables

by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Michelina's, zap-ems, pasta with cream sauce, white turkey and vegetables by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. 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.

Barcode
0073369060336
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
213 g (213 g)

What the Data Says About

Michelina's, zap-ems, pasta with cream sauce, white turkey and vegetables by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. 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, Michelina's, zap-ems, pasta with cream sauce, white turkey and vegetables 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 C 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

Composite safety metrics for Michelina's, zap-ems, pasta with cream sauce, white turkey and vegetables
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 C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cooked Enriched Pasta
2
Water
3
Semolina
4
Enriched With Niacin
5
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
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
Half And Half
10
Milk
11
Cream
12
Cooked White Turkey
13
White Turkey
14
Modified Food Starch
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
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
17
Sodium Phosphate
18
Carrots
19
Organic Onions
20
Chicken Broth Concentrate
21
Chicken Broth
22
Chicken Flavor
23
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
24
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
25
Chicken Fat
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
28
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
29
Yeast Extract
30
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
31
Less Than 1% Of Modified Food Starch
32
Peas
33
Margarine
34
Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
35
Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides
36
Soy Lecithin
37
Natural And Artificial Flavor
38
Bha & Bht Added To Protect Flavor
39
Vitamin A Palmitate And Vitamin D3 Added
40
Bell Peppers
41
Enriched Wheat Flour
42
Flour
43
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Flavor Enhancer
45
Autolyzed Yeast Extractives
46
Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Soybean Oils
47
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
48
Spices
49
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
50
Turmeric
51
Color

Full Ingredient List

Cooked enriched pasta (water, semolina [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), water, half and half (milk, cream), cooked white turkey (white turkey, water, modified food starch, salt, dextrose, sodium phosphate), carrots, onions, chicken broth concentrate (chicken broth, chicken flavor [autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, chicken fat, sugar, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, ascorbic acid], salt, dextrose, yeast extract, corn syrup), less than 1% of modified food starch, peas, chicken fat, margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, bha & bht added to protect flavor, vitamin a palmitate and vitamin d3 added), bell peppers, maltodextrin, salt, enriched wheat flour (flour, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, flavor enhancer (autolyzed yeast extractives, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, lactic acid), spices, xanthan gum, turmeric (color).

Categories

Frozen foods

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