Lasagna With Meat Sauce

by Udi's, Pinnacle Foods Group Llc

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Lasagna With Meat Sauce by Udi's, Pinnacle Foods Group Llc receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0698997809654
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (236 g)

What the Data Says About

Lasagna With Meat Sauce by Udi's, Pinnacle Foods Group Llc carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Lasagna With Meat Sauce 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Lasagna With Meat Sauce
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Tomatoes
2
Organic Tomato Puree
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
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
5
Water
6
Ricotta Cheese
7
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
8
Cream
9
Vinegar
10
Mozzarella Cheese
11
Cultured Milk
12
Enzymes
13
Gluten Free Lasagna Pasta
14
Brown Rice Flour
15
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
17
Eggs
18
Egg Whites
19
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
20
Cooked Beef
21
Fire-roasted Tomatoes
22
Tomato Juice
23
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
24
Dried Cream Cheese
25
Cultured Milk And Cream
26
Stabilizers
27
Xanthan
28
Carob Bean
29
Guar Gums
30
Onion
31
Parmesan Cheese
32
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
33
Tomato Paste
34
Carrots
35
Celery
36
Dried Cane Syrup
37
Organic Basil
38
Roasted Garlic Puree
39
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
40
Corn Starch
41
Spices
42
Oregano
43
Spinach

Full Ingredient List

Tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato puree, salt, citric acid), water, ricotta cheese (whey, cream, vinegar, salt), mozzarella cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), gluten free lasagna pasta (brown rice flour, water, potato starch, tapioca starch, eggs, egg whites, vinegar, xanthan gum, salt), cooked beef, fire-roasted tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), cream cheese (cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan and/or carob bean and/or guar gums]), onion, parmesan cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), extra virgin olive oil, tomato paste, carrots, celery, dried cane syrup, basil, roasted garlic puree, sea salt, corn starch, spices, oregano, spinach.

Categories

Frozen foods

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