Italian style cheese rollatini

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Italian style cheese rollatini 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.

Barcode
0688267171314
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (140 g)

What the Data Says About

Italian style cheese rollatini 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, Italian style cheese rollatini 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

Composite safety metrics for Italian style cheese rollatini
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

1
Cheese Rollatini
2
Ricotta Cheese
3
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
4
Milk
5
Vinegar
6
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
7
Stabilizer}
8
Organic Semolina Flour
9
Milled Wheat
10
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Iron
12
Thiamin Mononitrate
13
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
15
Water
16
Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
17
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
18
Cultures
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Enzymes
21
Whole Egg
22
Imported Romano Cheese
23
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
24
Cheese Cultures
25
Parmesan Cheese
26
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
27
Spices
28
Onion
29
Marinara Sauce
30
Diced Tomato
31
Tomato
32
Tomato Juice
33
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
34
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
35
Crushed Tomatoes
36
Cultured Sugar
37
Oil Blend
38
Canola Oil
39
Organic Extract Virgin Olive Oil
40
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
41
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
42
Organic Basil
43
Cane Sugar
44
Onion
45
Black Pepper
46
Gum Blend
47
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
48
Guar Gum
49
Organic Basil
50
Dehydrated Parsley
51
Oregano
52
Rosemary
53
Marjoram
54
Fennel
55
Provolone Cheese
56
Pasteurized Milk
57
Cheese Culture
58
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
59
Potato Starch And Powdered Cellulose
60
To Prevent Caking}
61
Natamycin {A Mold Inhibitor}
62
Dehydrated Parsley

Full Ingredient List

Cheese rollatini (ricotta cheese [whey, milk, vinegar, carrageenan [stabilizer}], semolina flour (milled wheat, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], whole egg, imported romano cheese [pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], parmesan cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], modified cornstarch, salt, spices, dehydrated onion), marinara sauce (diced tomato [tomato, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid], crushed tomatoes [crushed tomatoes, salt, citric acid], cultured sugar, oil blend [canola oil, extract virgin olive oil], modified cornstarch, sea salt, garlic, basil, cane sugar, onion, black pepper, gum blend [xanthan gum, guar gum], dried basil, dried parsley, oregano, rosemary, marjoram, fennel), provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes, [potato starch and powdered cellulose (to prevent caking}, natamycin {a natural mold inhibitor}]), parsley.

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.

Related

Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial