Safe

Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy

by Boston Market

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0738912022307 · Boston Market · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0738912022307 · Serving size 1 package (397 g)

The verdict

Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy by Boston Market scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 74 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 74-component record, beginning with Water, Cooked Meatloaf, Beef. 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 74 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

12022307 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 74 ing. REG-SPARSE 15% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Cereal, crunchy honey · ±0 BOOK-OFF …022307 · July 2026

11 of 74 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 12022307 · 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: Cereal, crunchy honey roasted · Nearest score peer is Cereal, crunchy honey roasted 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Meatloaf With Mashed Pota…95/1002. Cereal, crunchy honey roasted: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cereal, crunchy honey roa…95/1003. Taco Meat: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Taco Meat95/1004. Tallarico's, chili hot dog sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Tallarico's, chili hot do…95/1005. Beef Flavor Soup Base, Beef: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Beef Flavor Soup Base, Be…95/100
High-band neighbours for Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy (95/100) outside Boston Market.
Chart values as text

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

Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy
95/100
Cereal, crunchy honey roasted
95/100
Taco Meat
95/100
Tallarico's, chili hot dog sauce
95/100
Beef Flavor Soup Base, Beef
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. Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy 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

Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy lists 74 ingredients on its label

74 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% 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: 74 (96th 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 74 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Cooked Meatloaf
3
Beef
4
Pork
5
Organic Tomato Puree
6
Bread Crumbs
7
Bleached Wheat Flour
8
Yeast
9
Seasoning
10
Onion
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Whole Eggs
13
Romano Cheese
14
Cheese Cultures
15
Enzymes
16
Tomato Powder
17
Corn Starch
18
Soybean Oil
19
Corn Syrup Solids
20
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
23
Onion Powder
24
Natural Beef Flavor
25
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
26
Natural Flavor
27
and beef fat
28
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
29
Soy Sauce Powder
30
Wheat
31
Soybeans
32
Cultured Whey
33
Spice
34
Natural Butter Flavor
35
Spice Extractive
36
Garlic Powder
37
Dehydrated Parsley
38
Paprika
39
Organic Onions
40
Textured Vegetable Protein
41
Soy Protein Concentrate
42
Sodium Phosphate
43
Potato Flakes And Granules
44
Potatoes
45
Mono And Diglycerides
46
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
47
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
48
Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite
49
Bha And Bht
50
Half & Half
51
Milk
52
Cream
53
Less Than 2 % Of Modified Food Starch
54
Beef Broth Flavor
55
Beef Broth
56
Milk Solids
57
Milkfat
58
Nonfat Milk
59
Unsalted Butter
60
Natural Flavor
61
Beef Base
62
Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock
63
Hydrolyzed Soy
64
Corn And Wheat Protein
65
Corn Oil
66
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
67
Flavorings
68
Oleoresin Of Celery Seed
69
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
70
Granulated Onions
71
Granulated Garlic
72
Beef-type Flavor
73
Yeast Extract
74
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

Water, cooked meatloaf (beef, pork, water, tomato puree, bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, yeast], seasoning [dehydrated onion, salt, dried whole eggs, romano cheese {pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, tomato powder, corn starch, soybean oil, corn syrup solids, torula yeast, sugar, dextrose, onion powder, beef flavor, {beef stock, maltodextrin, flavor, beef fat}, caramel color, soy sauce powder {soy sauce [wheat, soybeans, salt], maltodextrin, salt}, cultured whey, spice, natural butter flavor, spice extractive, garlic powder, dehydrated parsley, paprika], onions, textured vegetable protein [soy protein concentrate, caramel color], sodium phosphate), potato flakes and granules (potatoes, mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid, freshness preserved with sodium bisulfite, bha and bht), half & half (milk, cream), less than 2 % of modified food starch, beef broth flavor (beef broth, flavor, salt), milk solids (cream, milkfat, nonfat milk), unsalted butter (cream, natural flavor), salt, beef base (roasted beef and concentrated beef stock, salt, hydrolyzed soy, corn and wheat protein, corn oil, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, flavorings [contains oleoresin of celery seed], maltodextrin, whey, dextrose, caramel color), granulated onions, granulated garlic, beef-type flavor (water, yeast extract, natural flavor, salt), yeast extract, xanthan gum, spice.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy

Neighbours outside Boston Market with screening scores in the same high band as Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Boston Market; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 74-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Meatloaf With Mashed Potatoes & Traditional Brown Gravy'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 0738912022307: 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.