Safe

Tuna Penne Pasta Salad

by Papa John's Salad & Produce

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0782796017928 · Papa John's Salad & Produce · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0782796017928 · Serving size 1 cup (100 g)

The verdict

Tuna Penne Pasta Salad by Papa John's Salad & Produce scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Organic Penne Pasta, Semolina, Niacin. 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 50 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.

96017928 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tuna Penne Pasta Salad label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 16% LEAD-RARE Sodium Bisulfite PHOTO-FINISH Southern Potato Salad · ±0 BOOK-OFF …017928 · July 2026

14 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Bisulfite). Source sheet 96017928 · 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: Southern Potato Salad · Nearest score peer is Southern Potato Salad 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. Tuna Penne Pasta Salad: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Tuna Penne Pasta Salad100/1002. Southern Potato Salad: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Southern Potato Salad100/1003. Greek Salad With Greek Feta Mediterranean Dressing: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Greek Salad With Greek Fe…100/1004. Papa john's salads & produce, bean dip tray: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Papa john's salads & prod…100/1005. Tuna Salad: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Tuna Salad100/100
High-band neighbours for Tuna Penne Pasta Salad (100/100) outside Papa John's Salad & Produce.
Chart values as text

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

Tuna Penne Pasta Salad
100/100
Southern Potato Salad
100/100
Greek Salad With Greek Feta Mediterranean Dressing
100/100
Papa john's salads & produce, bean dip tray
100/100
Tuna Salad
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Tuna Penne Pasta Salad scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Tuna Penne Pasta Salad lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 84th percentile a longer ingredient list than 84% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (84th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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
Organic Penne Pasta
2
Semolina
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Tuna Salad
10
Tuna
11
Water And Salt
12
Mayonnaise
13
Vegetable Oil
14
Soybean
15
Canola
16
Water
17
Distilled Vinegar
18
Egg Yolk
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Spice
22
Calcium Disodium
23
Edta To Protect Flavor
24
Modified Food Starch
25
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate As Preservatives
27
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
28
Lemon Juice Concentrate
29
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
30
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
31
Celery
32
Red Onion
33
Black Pepper
34
Green Onion
35
Dill Dressing
36
Lemon Juice
37
Filtered Water
38
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Preservative
40
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
41
Lemon Oil
42
Dijon Mustard
43
Dried Vinegar
44
Mustard Seed
45
White Wine
46
Fruit Pectin
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
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
49
Dill Weed
50
Carrots

Full Ingredient List

Penne pasta (semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), tuna salad (tuna (tuna, water and salt), mayonnaise (vegetable oil [soybean, canola], water, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, sugar, salt, spice, calcium disodium (edta to protect flavor)), mayonnaise (water, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), distilled vinegar, egg yolk, modified food starch, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of: salt, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate as preservatives, spice, xanthan gum, lemon juice concentrate, lactic acid, dextrose), celery, red onion, salt, black pepper), green onion, celery, dill dressing (mayonnaise (vegetable oil [soybean, canola], water, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, sugar, salt, spice, calcium disodium (edta to protect flavor)), mayonnaise (water, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), distilled vinegar, egg yolk, modified food starch, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of: salt, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate as preservatives, spice, xanthan gum, lemon juice concentrate, lactic acid, dextrose), lemon juice (filtered water, lemon juice concentrate, sodium bisulfite (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), lemon oil), dijon mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, white wine, fruit pectin, citric acid, tartaric acid, sugar, spice), dill weed), carrots.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Tuna Penne Pasta Salad

Neighbours outside Papa John's Salad & Produce with screening scores in the same high band as Tuna Penne Pasta Salad (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Papa John's Salad & Produce; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Tuna Penne Pasta Salad has a longer ingredient list than 84% of its Meals 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 0782796017928: 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.