Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and carrots
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and carrots receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and carrots carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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.
Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and carrots 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Mashed red potatoes (red potatoes, milk [milk, vitamin d3], heavy whipping cream, butter [pasteurized cream, natural flavoring], spice mix [sea salt, black pepper]), beef meatloaf (ground beef, whole eggs with citric acid [whole eggs, citric acid, 0.15% water added as a carrier for citric acid {added to preserve color}], bread crumb [wheat flour, sugar, salt, soybean oil, yeast], water, yellow onion, spice mix [flour {unbleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid}, cultured sugar, sea salt, napoli season spice mix {basil, rosemary, marjoram, parsley, fennel seed, oregano}, sodium tripolyphosphate, black pepper, paprika, basil], garlic), roasted carrots (carrot, canola oil and extra virgin olive oil), beef gravy sauce (water, spice mix [modified food starch, bread flour {wheat flour, malted barley flour}, cultured sugar, sea salt, black pepper, stabilizer {xanthan gum, guar gum, dextrose}, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, thyme], burgundy cooking wine [burgundy wine, salt, potassium sorbate and/or potassium metabisulfite], beef base [beef and concentrated beef stock, salt, yeast extract, evaporated cane sugar, dried onion, natural flavoring, potato flour], butter [pasteurized cream, natural flavoring], yellow onion, tomato paste [vine-ripened california tomatoes], canola oil and extra virgin olive oil, garlic, caramel color).
Data Sources
Data as of 2025. 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.
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