Safe

Lasagna With Meat Sauce

by Larosa's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0741890123652 · Larosa's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0741890123652 · Serving size 1 cup (227 g)

The verdict

Lasagna With Meat Sauce by Larosa's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 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 47-component record, beginning with Diced Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomato Juice. 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 47 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.

90123652 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lasagna With Meat Sauce label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 26% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Prenatal Daily Duo · ±0 BOOK-OFF …123652 · July 2026

11 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 90123652 · 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: Prenatal Daily Duo · Nearest score peer is Prenatal Daily Duo 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. Lasagna With Meat Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lasagna With Meat Sauce95/1002. Prenatal Daily Duo: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Prenatal Daily Duo95/1003. Leek Dumplings: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Leek Dumplings95/1004. Cherry vanilla: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cherry vanilla95/1005. Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream95/100
High-band neighbours for Lasagna With Meat Sauce (95/100) outside Larosa's.
Chart values as text

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

Lasagna With Meat Sauce
95/100
Prenatal Daily Duo
95/100
Leek Dumplings
95/100
Cherry vanilla
95/100
Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream
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. Lasagna With Meat Sauce 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

Lasagna With Meat Sauce lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 74th percentile a longer ingredient list than 74% 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: 47 (74th 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 47 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Diced Tomatoes
2
Tomatoes
3
Tomato Juice
4
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
5
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
6
Ground Beef
7
Ricotta Cheese
8
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
9
Milk
10
Dried Vinegar
11
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
12
Stabilizer
13
Organic Semolina Flour
14
Milled Wheat
15
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Iron
17
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
20
Tomato Paste
21
Provolone Cheese
22
Pasteurized Milk
23
Cheese Cultures
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Enzymes
26
Water
27
Onion
28
Whole Egg
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Cooked Italian Sausage
31
Pork
32
Spices
33
Corn Syrup Solids
34
Paprika
35
Flavorings
36
Imported Romano Cheese
37
Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
38
Corn Oil
39
Crushed Garlic
40
Organic Basil
41
Egg Whites
42
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
43
Cayenne Pepper
44
Black Pepper
45
White Pepper
46
Dehydrated Parsley
47
Nutmeg

Full Ingredient List

Diced tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), ground beef, ricotta cheese (whey, milk, vinegar, and carrageenan (stabilizer)), semolina flour (milled wheat, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), tomato paste, provolone cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), water, onion, whole egg, sugar, cooked italian sausage (pork, water, spices, salt, corn syrup solids, paprika, natural flavorings, sugar), salt, imported romano cheese (pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), corn oil, crushed garlic, basil, egg whites, xanthan gum, cayenne pepper, black pepper, white pepper, parsley, nutmeg.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lasagna With Meat Sauce

Neighbours outside Larosa's with screening scores in the same high band as Lasagna With Meat Sauce (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Larosa's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Lasagna With Meat Sauce's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 47-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Lasagna With Meat Sauce'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 0741890123652: 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.