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Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese

by Atkins Nutritionals Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0637480091411 · Atkins Nutritionals Inc. · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0637480091411 · Serving size 1 TRAY (255 g)

The verdict

Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese by Atkins Nutritionals Inc. scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Water, Cooked Pasta, Modified Food Starch. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

80091411 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 19% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Swedish meatballs · ±0 BOOK-OFF …091411 · July 2026

13 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 80091411 · 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: Swedish meatballs · Nearest score peer is Swedish meatballs 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Italian-style pasta bake …95/1002. Swedish meatballs: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Swedish meatballs95/1003. Beef Merlot: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Beef Merlot95/1004. Chili con carne: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chili con carne95/1005. Beef fiesta taco bowl ground beef with green & red bell peppers, onions and monterey jack cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Beef fiesta taco bowl gro…95/100
High-band neighbours for Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese (95/100) outside Atkins Nutritionals Inc..
Chart values as text

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

Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese
95/100
Swedish meatballs
95/100
Beef Merlot
95/100
Chili con carne
95/100
Beef fiesta taco bowl ground beef with green & red bell peppers, onions and monterey jack cheese
95/100

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. Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 81st percentile a longer ingredient list than 81% 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: 52 (81st 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 52 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Cooked Pasta
3
Modified Food Starch
4
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
5
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
Durum Semolina
7
Enriched With Thiamine
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Iron
12
Wheat Protein Isolate
13
Phosphate
14
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
15
Sulfite
16
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Tomatoes
19
Tomato Juice
20
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
21
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
22
Cooked Italian Sausage
23
Pork
24
Spices
25
Flavorings
26
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
27
Sodium Phosphates
28
Yeast Extract
29
Cooked Ground Beef
30
Low Moisture Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese
31
Pasteurized Milk
32
Cheese Cultures
33
Enzymes
34
Mushrooms
35
Tomato Paste
36
Less Than 2% Of Onions
37
Garlic Puree
38
Beef Flavor Concentrate
39
Beef Broth
40
Dried Beef Stock
41
Natural Beef Flavor
42
Potato Flour
43
Onion Powder
44
Garlic Powder
45
Natural Flavor
46
Beef Fat
47
Parmesan Cheese
48
Milk
49
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
50
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
51
Canola Oil
52
Extractives Of Paprika And Natural Flavors

Full Ingredient List

Water, cooked pasta (water, modified food starch, isolated soy protein, wheat gluten, durum semolina [enriched with thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid, niacin, iron], wheat protein isolate [wheat gluten, phosphate, lactic acid, sulfite], modified wheat starch, salt), tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), cooked italian sausage (pork, water, salt, spices, flavorings, caramel color, sodium phosphates, yeast extract), cooked ground beef, low moisture whole milk mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), mushrooms, tomato paste, less than 2% of onions, garlic puree, beef flavor concentrate (beef broth [beef stock, water], yeast extract, beef flavor, caramel color, potato flour, onion powder, garlic powder, flavor, beef fat), parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, xanthan gum, cellulose, spices, canola oil, extractives of paprika and natural flavors.

Other products containing Beef Flavor Concentrate

Beef Flavor Concentrate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese

Neighbours outside Atkins Nutritionals Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Atkins Nutritionals Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 52-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Italian-style pasta bake italian sausage, ground beef and pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0637480091411: 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.