Safe

Three cheese ziti marinara

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854106689 · Michelina's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854106689 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (269 g)

The verdict

Three cheese ziti marinara by Michelina's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 38-component record, beginning with Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product, Water, Durum Semolina. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 38 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

54106689 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Three cheese ziti marinara label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-MID Len top 44% LEAD-RARE Cellulose PHOTO-FINISH Macaroni & sharp · ±0 BOOK-OFF …106689 · July 2026

11 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Cellulose). Source sheet 54106689 · 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: Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese · Nearest score peer is Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Three cheese ziti marinara: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Three cheese ziti marinara100/1002. Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Macaroni & sharp cheddar …100/1003. Shells & cheese with jalapeno peppers: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Shells & cheese with jala…100/1004. Eat!, La Vida Tomatillo Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Eat!, La Vida Tomatillo C…100/1005. Eat!, Bim Bap Korean Chicken: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Eat!, Bim Bap Korean Chic…100/100
High-band neighbours for Three cheese ziti marinara (100/100) outside Michelina's.
Chart values as text

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

Three cheese ziti marinara
100/100
Macaroni & sharp cheddar cheese
100/100
Shells & cheese with jalapeno peppers
100/100
Eat!, La Vida Tomatillo Chicken
100/100
Eat!, Bim Bap Korean Chicken
100/100

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. Three cheese ziti marinara scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Three cheese ziti marinara lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 56th percentile a longer ingredient list than 56% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). Above this entry. 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: 38 (56th 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

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
Tomatoes
10
Tomato Juice
11
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
12
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
13
Tomato Paste
14
Low Moisture Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
15
Cheese
16
Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Enzymes
19
Modified Food Starch
20
Less Than 2% Of Onions
21
Parmesan Cheese
22
Cultured Part-skim Milk
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Garlic Puree
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Milk
27
Cheese Cultures
28
Canola Oil
29
Burgundy Wine
30
Wine
31
Asiago Cheese
32
Cheese Culture
33
Tomato Powder
34
Granulated Onion
35
Granulated Garlic
36
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
37
Spices
38
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

Full Ingredient List

Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, durum semolina [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), water, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), tomato paste, low moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (cheese [cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], modified food starch), less than 2% of onions, parmesan cheese ([cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], salt), sugar, garlic puree (garlic, water, citric acid), parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), canola oil, burgundy wine (wine, salt), asiago cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), tomato powder, salt, granulated onion, granulated garlic, cellulose, spices, modified food starch, xanthan gum.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Three cheese ziti marinara

Neighbours outside Michelina's with screening scores in the same high band as Three cheese ziti marinara (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Michelina's; these peers cross brands.

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

11 of 38 parsed ingredients on Three cheese ziti marinara match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0717854106689: 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.