Spinach & Ricotta Raviolini (Very Tiny Ravioli)

by Trader Joe's

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Spinach & Ricotta Raviolini (Very Tiny Ravioli) by Trader Joe's 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
00789370
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (94 g)

What the Data Says About

Spinach & Ricotta Raviolini (Very Tiny Ravioli) by Trader Joe's 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, Spinach & Ricotta Raviolini (Very Tiny Ravioli) 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 Spinach & Ricotta Raviolini (Very Tiny Ravioli)
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
Organic Pasta
2
Wheat Flour
3
Eggs
4
Durum Wheat Semolina
5
Water
6
Spinach
7
Ricotta Cheese
8
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
9
Cream
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
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
12
Acidifier
13
Toasted Bread Crumbs
14
Brewer's Yeast
15
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
16
Part-skim Milk
17
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
18
Vegetable Oil
19
Soybean
20
Corn
21
Organic Sunflower
22
Canola Oil
23
Mozzarella Cheese
24
Pasteurized Milk
25
Cheese Culture
26
Microbial Enzyme
27
Cultured Butter
28
Lactic Acid Starter Culture
29
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

PASTA (WHEAT FLOUR, EGGS, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, WATER), SPINACH, RICOTTA CHEESE (WHEY, CREAM, SALT, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER)), TOASTED BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, BREWER'S YEAST), LACTOSE, PART-SKIM MILK, MODIFIED WHEY, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CORN AND/OR SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL), WATER, SALT, MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, MICROBIAL ENZYME), WHEAT FLOUR, CULTURED BUTTER (CREAM, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE), CORNSTARCH, GARLIC, SUGAR

Categories

Filled-pasta

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