Hot pocket (meatball&mozzarella)
Scores 95/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis - 1 flagged ingredient identified.
The verdict
Hot pocket (meatball&mozzarella) scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 82 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.
- 95/100
- Safe safety score
- 1
- flagged ingredient of 82 analyzed
- Group 4
- Ultra-processed
- 04360711
- Barcode (UPC/EAN)
Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.
What the Data Says About Hot pocket (meatball&mozzarella)
Hot pocket (meatball&mozzarella) 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.
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, Hot pocket (meatball&mozzarella) 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.
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 | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cooked italian style meatball (pork, water, textured vegetable protein [soy protein concentrate, caramel color], breadcrumbs [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, salt, yeast), less than 2% of spices, paprika, salt, potassium chloride garlic powder, yeast extract, natural flavorings, sodium tripolyphosphate) reduced fat mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, nonfat milk, modified food starch", cultures, salt, vitamin a palmitate, enzymes, *ingredients not in regular mozzarella cheese) tomato paste, soybean oil, 2% or less of sugar, salt, seasoning (bread crumb [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, yeast salt), dried garlic, tomato powder, spice salt, dextrose, dried onion, maltodextrin, citric acid, natural flavor), fractionated palm oil, modified cornstarch, yeast, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, l-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate enzymes [wheat), romano cheese with flavor (romano cheese [cultured cow's milk, sált, enzymes), enzyme modified romano cheese [romano cheese {cultured cow's milk, water, salt, enzymes), salt]), seasoning (dried garlic, sugar, salt, dried onion, basil, maltodextrin, potassium chloride, oregano, citric acid, fennel, black pepper, soybean oil), soy lecithin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, seasoning (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, butter flavor), methylcellulose, oregano, flavor (maltodextrin modified corn starch, natural flavors, datem, medium chain triglycerides), whey, soy flour, egg whites contains: egg, wheat, milk, soy ingredients.
Data Sources
Data as of May 2026. 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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Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.