Safe

Lean Gourmet, Sesame-Plum Sauce & White Chicken With Pasta

by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc.

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0717854106566 · Serving size 227 g (227 g)

The verdict

Lean Gourmet, Sesame-Plum Sauce & White Chicken With Pasta by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0717854106566
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

What the Data Says About Lean Gourmet, Sesame-Plum Sauce & White Chicken With Pasta

Lean Gourmet, Sesame-Plum Sauce & White Chicken With Pasta by Michelina's, Bellisio Foods Inc. 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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, Lean Gourmet, Sesame-Plum Sauce & White Chicken With Pasta 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 Lean Gourmet, Sesame-Plum Sauce & White Chicken With Pasta
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product
2
Water
3
Durum Semolina
4
Enriched With Niacin
5
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Cooked White Chicken
10
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
11
Soy Protein Isolate
12
2% Or Less Of Salt
13
Sodium Phosphate
14
Modified Food Starch
15
Maltodextrin And Natural Flavor
16
Plum Sauce
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Plum
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Corn Starch
21
Distilled White Vinegar
22
Organic Ginger
23
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
24
Red Bell Pepper
25
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
26
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
27
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
28
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
29
Sodium Benzoate Added As A Preservative
30
Green Beans
31
Carrots
32
Water Chestnuts
33
Less Than 2% Of Soy Sauce
34
Wheat
35
Soybeans
36
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
37
And Less Than 1/10% Sodium Benzoate As A Preservative
38
Mushrooms
39
Organic Onions
40
Bell Peppers
41
Garlic Puree
42
Sesame Oil
43
Canola Oil
44
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
45
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
46
Vinegar
47
. Maltodextrin
48
Rice Wine Vinegar
49
Rice
50
Sesame Seeds. Ginger

Full Ingredient List

Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, durum semolina [ enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), water, cooked white chicken (chicken breast with rib meat, water, soy protein isolate, 2% or less of salt, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, maltodextrin and natural flavor), plum sauce (sugar, water, plum, salt, modified corn starch, distilled white vinegar, ginger, garlic, red bell pepper, malic acid, xanthan gum, citric acid, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate added as a preservative), green beans, carrots, water chestnuts, less than 2% of soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, lactic acid, and less than 1/10% sodium benzoate as a preservative), mushrooms, onions, sugar, bell peppers, modified food starch, garlic puree (garlic, water, citric acid), sesame oil, canola oil, dehydrated soy sauce (soy sauce [wheat, soybeans, salt, vinegar, lactic acid]. maltodextrin), rice wine vinegar (water, rice), xanthan gum, sesame seeds. ginger.

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.