Chicken Meatballs
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Chicken Meatballs 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
Chicken Meatballs 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, Chicken Meatballs 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
Meatballs: chicken breast meat, eggs (eggs, citric acid, water), textured soy flour, onion, contains 2% or less of green onion, romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein, modified food starch, garlic, sea salt, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color]), brown sugar, canola and olive oil, spices, rosemary extract. filling: blue cheese (pasteurized milk, culture, sea salt, rennet enzyme, penicillium roqueforti mold spore, natamycin), milk with vitamin c and d added, low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion, cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, whey, salt, tara gum and guar gum), parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), egg (egg, citric acid, water), celery, red onion, contains 2% or less of green onion, romano cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), garlic, whey protein, modified food starch, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), sea salt, balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, grape must, caramel [color]), brown sugar, canola and olive oil, spices. glaze: cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder), butter (pasteurized cream, salt), water, carrageenan.
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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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