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Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0073369060428 · Michelina's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0073369060428 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (113 g)

The verdict

Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe by Michelina's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 68 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 68-component record, beginning with Water, Enriched Flour, Wheat 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 68 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

69060428 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 68 ing. REG-SPARSE 15% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-RARE Mustard Flour PHOTO-FINISH Organic Ridge Cut · ±0 BOOK-OFF …060428 · July 2026

10 of 68 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Mustard Flour). Source sheet 69060428 · 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: Organic Ridge Cut Plantain Chips · Nearest score peer is Organic Ridge Cut Plantain Chips 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Michelina's, zap ems, slo…100/1002. Organic Ridge Cut Plantain Chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Organic Ridge Cut Plantai…100/1003. Organic Chewy Peanut Butter Cup Bites: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Organic Chewy Peanut Butt…100/1004. Organic Platain Chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Organic Platain Chips100/1005. Organic Plantain Chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Organic Plantain Chips100/100
High-band neighbours for Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe (100/100) outside Michelina's.
Chart values as text

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

Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe
100/100
Organic Ridge Cut Plantain Chips
100/100
Organic Chewy Peanut Butter Cup Bites
100/100
Organic Platain Chips
100/100
Organic Plantain Chips
100/100

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. Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe lists 68 ingredients on its label

68 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% 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: 68 (94th 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

1
Water
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Malted Barley Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
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
Cooked Beef Crumble
11
Beef
12
Textured Vegetable Protein
13
Soy Flour
14
Soy Protein Concentrate
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Spice
18
Sodium Phosphates
19
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
20
Catsup
21
Tomato Concentrate
22
Distilled Vinegar
23
Onion Powder
24
Spices
25
Flavoring
26
Tomato Paste
27
Shortening
28
Palm Oil
29
Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids
30
Mono And Diglycerides
31
Soy Lecithin
32
Cheddar Cheese
33
Pasteurized Milk
34
Cultures
35
Enzymes
36
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
37
Color
38
Less Than 2% Of Chicken Broth Flavor
39
Chicken Broth
40
Natural Flavors
41
Chicken Powder
42
Modified Food Starch
43
White Distilled Vinegar
44
Nonfat Milk Solids
45
Nonfat Milk
46
Whey Solids
47
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
48
Vitamin A And D3
49
Whole Eggs
50
Worcestershire Sauce
51
Dried Vinegar
52
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
53
Wheat
54
Soybeans
55
Active Dry Yeast
56
Beef-type Flavor
57
Natural Flavor
58
Dried Beef Stock
59
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
60
Corn Starch
61
Yellow Mustard
62
Mustard Seed
63
Turmeric
64
Paprika
65
Granulated Onions
66
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
67
Methylcellulose
68
Granulated Garlic

Full Ingredient List

Water, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cooked beef crumble (beef, water, textured vegetable protein [soy flour, soy protein concentrate], salt, sugar, spice, sodium phosphates, hydrolyzed corn protein), sugar, catsup (tomato concentrate, distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, onion powder, spices, natural flavoring), tomato paste, shortening (palm oil, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), less than 2% of chicken broth flavor (chicken broth, salt, flavors, chicken powder), modified food starch, white distilled vinegar, nonfat milk solids (nonfat milk, whey solids [lactose], vitamin a and d3), dried whole eggs, worcestershire sauce (water, vinegar, soy sauce [water, wheat, soybeans, salt], sugar, salt, spices), active dry yeast, beef-type flavor (water, natural flavor, beef stock, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, corn starch), salt, yellow mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, paprika), granulated onions, mustard flour, methylcellulose, granulated garlic, soy lecithin.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe

Neighbours outside Michelina's with screening scores in the same high band as Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Michelina's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Michelina's, zap ems, sloppy joe has a longer ingredient list than 94% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0073369060428: 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.