Safe

Pasta alfredo

by Chili's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0717854470223 · Chili's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0717854470223 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (284 g)

The verdict

Pasta alfredo by Chili's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 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 52-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 52 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.

54470223 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pasta alfredo label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 19% LEAD-RARE Ferrous Sulfate PHOTO-FINISH Dr. Smoothie, Organic · ±0 BOOK-OFF …470223 · July 2026

9 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Ferrous Sulfate). Source sheet 54470223 · 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: Dr. Smoothie, Organic Smoothie Mix, Strawberry Banana · Nearest score peer is Dr. Smoothie, Organic Smoothie Mix, Strawberry Banana 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. Pasta alfredo: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pasta alfredo100/1002. Dr. Smoothie, Organic Smoothie Mix, Strawberry Banana: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Dr. Smoothie, Organic Smo…100/1003. Shrimp Fried Rice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Shrimp Fried Rice100/1004. Chicken Fried Rice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chicken Fried Rice100/1005. Asian Style Cuisine: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Asian Style Cuisine100/100
High-band neighbours for Pasta alfredo (100/100) outside Chili's.
Chart values as text

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

Pasta alfredo
100/100
Dr. Smoothie, Organic Smoothie Mix, Strawberry Banana
100/100
Shrimp Fried Rice
100/100
Chicken Fried Rice
100/100
Asian Style Cuisine
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. Pasta alfredo 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

Pasta alfredo lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 81st percentile a longer ingredient list than 81% 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: 52 (81st 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
Bell Peppers
10
Cooked Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat
11
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat
12
Seasoning
13
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
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Chicken Stock
17
Vegetable Stock
18
Onion
19
Celery
20
Natural Flavors
21
Carrot Powder
22
Garlic Powder
23
Modified Food Starch
24
Sodium Phosphates
25
Soy Protein Concentrate
26
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
Half And Half
28
Milk
29
Cream
30
Parmesan Cheese
31
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
32
Cheese Cultures
33
Enzymes
34
Less Than 2% Of Jalapeno Peppers
35
Water
36
Vinegar And Salt
37
Cheese Flavor
38
Pasteurized Milk
39
Cultures
40
Disodium Phosphate
41
Sodium Citrate
42
Canola Oil
43
Spices
44
Granulated Garlic
45
Granulated Onion
46
Cheddar Cheese And Limburger Cheese
47
Milkfat
48
Nonfat Dry Milk
49
Alcohol
50
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
51
Parmesan Flavor
52
Culture

Full Ingredient List

Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, durum semolina [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), water, bell peppers, cooked chicken breast strips with rib meat (boneless skinless chicken breast strips with rib meat, water, seasoning [maltodextrin, salt, sugar, chicken stock, vegetable stock {carrot, onion, celery}, flavors, carrot powder, garlic powder], modified food starch, sodium phosphates, soy protein concentrate, sea salt), half and half (milk, cream), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), less than 2% of jalapeno peppers (with water, vinegar and salt), modified food starch, maltodextrin, cheese flavor (parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], water, salt, disodium phosphate, sodium citrate), canola oil, salt, spices, disodium phosphate, granulated garlic, granulated onion, cheese flavor (cheddar cheese and limburger cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], water, milkfat, nonfat dry milk, disodium phosphate, salt, alcohol, xanthan gum), xanthan gum, parmesan flavor (parmesan cheese [milk, culture, salt, enzymes], water, nonfat dry milk, disodium phosphate, salt).

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Pasta alfredo

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

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Pasta alfredo has a longer ingredient list than 81% of its Frozen foods category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0717854470223: 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.