Caution

Stuffed polpette

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0688267052712 · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0688267052712 · Serving size 3 MEATBALLS (85 g)

The verdict

Stuffed polpette scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 92 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 92-component record, beginning with Beef, Pork, Textured Soy Flour. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 92 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

67052712 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Stuffed polpette label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 92 ing. REG-SPARSE 20% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …052712 · July 2026

18 of 92 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 67052712 · 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

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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.

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. Stuffed polpette scores 12.9 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Stuffed polpette lists 92 ingredients on its label

92 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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

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Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 92 (99th 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 92 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Beef
2
Pork
3
Textured Soy Flour
4
Egg
5
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
6
Water
7
Onion
8
Whey Protein
9
Bread
10
Wheat Flour
11
Cane Sugar
12
Yeast
13
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Cream
15
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
16
Mono - And Diglycerides
17
Romano Cheese
18
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
19
Cheese Cultures
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Enzymes
22
Modified Food Starch
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Organic Basil
25
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
26
Wheat
27
Soybeans
28
Worcestershire Sauce
29
Dried Vinegar
30
Molasses
31
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Anchovies
33
Organic Onions
34
Tamarind Concentrate
35
Organic Cloves
36
Flavorings
37
Chili Pepper Extract
38
Butter
39
Pasteurized Cream
40
Red Pepper
41
Black Pepper
42
Balsamic Vinegar
43
Wine Vinegar
44
Concentrated Grape Must
45
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
46
Color
47
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
48
Rosemary Extract
49
Canola And Olive Oil
50
Blue Cheese
51
Pasteurized Milk
52
Culture
53
Rennet Enzyme
54
Penicillium Roqueforti Mold Spore
55
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
56
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
57
Milk
58
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
59
Vitamin C
60
Vitamin D2
61
Bacon
62
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
63
Sodium Phosphates
64
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
65
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
66
Mozzarella Cheese
67
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
68
Parmesan Cheese
69
Enriched Spring Wheat Flour
70
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
71
Reduced Iron
72
Thiamin Mononitrate
73
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
74
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
75
Malted Barley Flour
76
Green Onion
77
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
78
Brown Sugar
79
Chianti
80
Demi Glace
81
Veal Stock
82
Roasted Veal Bones
83
Celery
84
Carrots
85
Tomato Paste
86
Mushrooms
87
Dehydrated Parsley
88
Kosher Salt
89
Bay Leaves
90
Thyme
91
White Peppercorns
92
Shallots

Full Ingredient List

Meatball: beef, pork, textured soy flour, egg (egg, citric acid, water), onion, whey protein, bread (wheat flour, natural cane sugar, yeast, sea salt), cream (cream, carrageenan, mono - and diglycerides), romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified food starch, garlic, basil, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), sea salt, worcestershire sauce (vinegar, molasses, high fructose corn syrup, anchovies, water, onions, salt, garlic, tamarind concentrate, cloves, natural flavorings, chili pepper extract), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), red pepper, black pepper, balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color], contains sulfites), rosemary extract, canola and olive oil, brown sugar. filling: blue cheese (pasteurized milk, culture, sea salt, rennet enzyme, penicillium roqueforti mold spore, natamycin [to protect flavor], cellulose [to prevent caking]), milk (milk, ascorbic acid [vitamin c], vitamin d2), bacon (water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain honey), onion, mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, cellulose [to prevent caking]), cream (cream, carrageenan, mono - and diglycerides), parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), egg (egg, citric acid, water), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), enriched spring wheat flour ([niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malted barley flour], romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), green onion, modified food starch, sea salt, whey protein, garlic, rice starch, balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color], contains sulfites), carrageenan, brown sugar, black pepper, canola and olive oil, red pepper.glaze: water, chianti, demi glace (veal stock [water, roasted veal bones, onions, celery, carrots, tomato paste, mushrooms, parsley, kosher salt], bay leaves, thyme, white peppercorns), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), garlic, onion, modified food starch, shallots, enriched spring wheat flour ([niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], malted barley flour), sea salt, carrageenan, brown sugar, thyme, canola and olive oil, balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color], contains sulfites), red pepper, black pepper.

Categories

Frozen foods

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Stuffed polpette's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 92-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Stuffed polpette's 2 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 0688267052712: 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.