Cheese toasted ravioli, cheese
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Cheese toasted ravioli, cheese 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.
What the Data Says About
Cheese toasted ravioli, cheese 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, Cheese toasted ravioli, cheese 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 D 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
| 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 | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cheese ravioli: enriched durum flour (durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), water, cheese sauce (water, soybean oil, granular, jack and semisoft cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, food starch-modified, salt, non-fat dry milk, methylcellulose [modified vegetable gum], sodium phosphate, mono and diglycerides, citric acid), whole milk ricotta cheese (pasteurized whey, pasteurized milk, vinegar, stabilizer [modified corn starch, guar gum, carrageenan], salt), low moisture whole milk mozzarella cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whole egg, asiago cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, garlic puree (garlic, high fructose corn syrup), salt, dehydrated garlic. breaded with: bleached wheat flour, water. contains less than 2% of: cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto), dehydrated potato (potatoes, mono and diglycerides), whey, buttermilk solids, green onion, garlic powder, spices, parsley, dextrose, yeast, lactic acid, modified corn starch, yellow corn flour, dextrose, sugar, salt, canola oil, fd&c yellow #5 and #6. prefried in vegetable oil (soybean and/or cottonseed oil).
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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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