Rustic bolognese meat sauce made with tomatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic, with a touch of cream and topped with mozzarella, cavatappi bolognese
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Rustic bolognese meat sauce made with tomatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic, with a touch of cream and topped with mozzarella, cavatappi bolognese 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
Rustic bolognese meat sauce made with tomatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic, with a touch of cream and topped with mozzarella, cavatappi bolognese 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, Rustic bolognese meat sauce made with tomatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic, with a touch of cream and topped with mozzarella, cavatappi bolognese 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
| 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 | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Bolognese sauce (organic tomatoes [organic tomatoes, organic tomato puree, sea salt, naturally derived citric acid], water, beef patty crumble [beef, water, potato starch, salt], organic milk [organic milk, vitamin d3], organic onion, organic tomato paste, organic carrots, organic heavy cream, organic beef base [organic roasted beef with beef broth, salt, organic cane sugar, natural flavor, organic dried onion, organic potato starch, organic dried garlic, organic caramel color], organic parmesan cheese [{pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, vegetable enzymes}, organic powdered cellulose {to prevent caking}], spices, extra virgin olive oil, organic garlic, cornstarch, cane sugar), organic cooked cavatappi (water, organic cavatappi [organic durum wheat semolina]), organic mozzarella cheese (mozzarella cheese [pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, vegetable enzymes], organic powdered cellulose [to prevent caking]).
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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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