Safe

Spinach & ricotta bake

by Michelina's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854106832 · Michelina's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854106832 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (227 g)

The verdict

Spinach & ricotta bake by Michelina's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 60 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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

54106832 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spinach & ricotta bake label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Teriyaki meatballs with · ±0 BOOK-OFF …106832 · July 2026

15 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 54106832 · 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: Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes · Nearest score peer is Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes 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. Spinach & ricotta bake: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spinach & ricotta bake95/1002. Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Teriyaki meatballs with m…95/1003. Bold chicken fajita rice bowl, chicken fajita: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bold chicken fajita rice …95/1004. Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chili's, creamy chipotle …95/1005. Chili's, black bean lasagna: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chili's, black bean lasag…95/100
High-band neighbours for Spinach & ricotta bake (95/100) outside Michelina's.
Chart values as text

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

Spinach & ricotta bake
95/100
Teriyaki meatballs with mashed potatoes, meatballs & teriyaki sauce with mashed potatoes
95/100
Bold chicken fajita rice bowl, chicken fajita
95/100
Chili's, creamy chipotle chicken & potatoes
95/100
Chili's, black bean lasagna
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. Spinach & ricotta bake 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

Spinach & ricotta bake lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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: 60 (89th 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 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

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
Diced Tomatoes
10
Tomatoes
11
Tomato Juice
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
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
14
Tomato Paste
15
Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
16
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
17
Milk
18
Dried Vinegar
19
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
20
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
21
Cheese
22
Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Enzymes
25
Modified Food Starch
26
Less Than 2% Of Spinach
27
Organic Onions
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Parmesan Cheese
30
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
31
Cheese Cultures
32
Canola Oil
33
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
34
Water And Citric Acid
35
Spices
36
Romano Cheese
37
Pasteurized Part Skim Cow's Milk
38
Cheese Culture
39
Burgundy Wine
40
Wine
41
Granulated Garlic
42
Milk Solids
43
Cream
44
Milkfat
45
Nonfat Milk
46
Grated Cheese Blend
47
Parmesan And Asiago Cheeses
48
Cultured Milk
49
Natural Flavor
50
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
51
Tomato Powder
52
Tomato Paste
53
Tomato Paste Flavor
54
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
55
Gum Arabic
56
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
57
Corn Starch
58
Toasted Onion Powder
59
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
60
Yeast Extract

Full Ingredient List

Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, durum semolina [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), water, diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), tomato paste, part skim ricotta cheese (whey, milk, vinegar, carrageenan), low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (cheese [cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, enzymes], modified food starch), less than 2% of spinach, onions, sugar, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), canola oil, garlic (with water and citric acid), spices, romano cheese (pasteurized part skim cow's milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), burgundy wine (wine, salt), granulated garlic, milk solids (cream, milkfat, nonfat milk), grated cheese blend (parmesan and asiago cheeses [cultured milk, salt, enzymes), natural flavor, cellulose, salt), salt, tomato powder (dehydrated tomato paste), tomato paste flavor (natural flavor, maltodextrin, gum arabic, propylene glycol, corn starch), toasted onion powder, cellulose, modified food starch, xanthan gum, yeast extract.

Other products containing Less Than 2% Of Spinach

Less Than 2% Of Spinach is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Spinach & ricotta bake

Neighbours outside Michelina's with screening scores in the same high band as Spinach & ricotta bake (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Michelina's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Spinach & ricotta bake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Spinach & ricotta bake'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 0717854106832: 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.