Safe

Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf

by Meijer

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0708820828971 · Meijer · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0708820828971 · Serving size 1 SANDWICH (196 g)

The verdict

Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf by Meijer scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 49 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 49-component record, beginning with Beef, Water, Ketchup. 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 49 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

20828971 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 49 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH 1% lowfat milk · ±0 BOOK-OFF …828971 · July 2026

15 of 49 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 20828971 · 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: 1% lowfat milk · Nearest score peer is 1% lowfat milk 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf95/1002. 1% lowfat milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. 1% lowfat milk95/1003. Chocolate 1% lowfat milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chocolate 1% lowfat milk95/1004. Grade a chocolate whole milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Grade a chocolate whole m…95/1005. 1% lowfat milk, chocolate: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. 1% lowfat milk, chocolate95/100
High-band neighbours for Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf (95/100) outside Meijer.
Chart values as text

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

Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf
95/100
1% lowfat milk
95/100
Chocolate 1% lowfat milk
95/100
Grade a chocolate whole milk
95/100
1% lowfat milk, chocolate
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. Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf 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

Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf lists 49 ingredients on its label

49 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% 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: 49 (77th 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 49 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Beef
2
Water
3
Ketchup
4
Tomato Concentrate
5
Tomato Paste
6
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
8
Distilled Vinegar
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Onion Powder
11
Spice
12
Natural Flavors
13
Seasoning
14
Crackermeal
15
Bleached Wheat Flour
16
Whole Egg Powder
17
Onion
18
Nonfat Dry Milk
19
Green Bell Pepper
20
Tomato Powder
21
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
22
Molasses
23
Chopped Celery
24
Lemon Juice Powder
25
Spice Extractives
26
Textured Vegetable Protein
27
Soy Protein Concentrate
28
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
29
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
30
Wheat Flour
31
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Reduced Iron
33
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
36
Enzyme
37
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
Soybean Oil
39
Sesame Seeds
40
Yeast
41
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
42
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
43
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
44
Preservative
45
Monoglycerides With Ascorbic Acid And Citric Acid
46
Antioxidants
47
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
48
Enzymes
49
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Fully cooked meatloaf patties glazed with ketchup: beef, water, ketchup (tomato concentrate [water, tomato paste], high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, onion powder, spice, natural flavors), seasoning (crackermeal [bleached wheat flour], whole egg powder, dried onion, nonfat dry milk, salt, spice, dried green bell pepper, tomato powder, dried garlic, dried molasses, dried chopped celery, lemon juice powder, spice extractives), textured vegetable protein (soy protein concentrate, caramel color), dextrose. sesame seed bun: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), water, sugar, soybean oil, sesame seeds, contains 2% or less of: yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, calcium propionate (preservative), monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid (antioxidants), calcium sulfate, enzymes, wheat starch, ascorbic acid.

Other products containing Chopped Celery

Chopped Celery is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf

Neighbours outside Meijer with screening scores in the same high band as Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Meijer; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 49-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Homestyle Hoagie Meatloaf'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 0708820828971: 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.