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Luvo, whole grain pilaf

by Luvo

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0840423100044 · Luvo · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0840423100044 · Serving size 1 POUCH (283 g)

The verdict

Luvo, whole grain pilaf by Luvo scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 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 45-component record, beginning with Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice, Water, Long Grain Brown Rice. 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 45 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.

23100044 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Luvo, whole grain pilaf label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 16% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-RARE Potassium Chloride PHOTO-FINISH Whole grain penne · ±0 BOOK-OFF …100044 · July 2026

7 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Potassium Chloride). Source sheet 23100044 · 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: Whole grain penne pasta · Nearest score peer is Whole grain penne pasta 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. Luvo, whole grain pilaf: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Luvo, whole grain pilaf100/1002. Whole grain penne pasta: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Whole grain penne pasta100/1003. Luvo, turkey meatloaf & mashed potatoes, brussels sprout, butternut squash & cranberries: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Luvo, turkey meatloaf & m…100/1004. Luvo, Chicken In Bbq Sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Luvo, Chicken In Bbq Sauce100/1005. Luvo, Turkey Vegetable Lasagna: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Luvo, Turkey Vegetable La…100/100
High-band neighbours for Luvo, whole grain pilaf (100/100) outside Luvo.
Chart values as text

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

Luvo, whole grain pilaf
100/100
Whole grain penne pasta
100/100
Luvo, turkey meatloaf & mashed potatoes, brussels sprout, butternut squash & cranberries
100/100
Luvo, Chicken In Bbq Sauce
100/100
Luvo, Turkey Vegetable Lasagna
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. Luvo, whole grain pilaf 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

Luvo, whole grain pilaf lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% 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: 45 (70th 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 Long Grain Brown Rice
2
Water
3
Long Grain Brown Rice
4
Turmeric For Color
5
Kale
6
Dried Red Bell Peppers
7
Cooked Quinoa
8
Apples
9
Eggplant
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
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
12
Zucchini Squash
13
Artichokes
14
Raisins
15
Organic Onions
16
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
17
Almonds
18
Agave Syrup
19
Capers
20
Dried Vinegar
21
Dehydrated Bell Pepper
22
Onion
23
Dried Cane Syrup
24
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
25
Garlic Powder
26
Jalapeno Peppers
27
Natural Flavors
28
Lemon Juice Concentrate
29
Olives
30
Red Wine Vinegar
31
Oregano
32
Dehydrated Parsley
33
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Red Wheat Berries
35
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
36
Seasoning
37
Natural Flavor
38
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
39
Yeast
40
Yeast Extract
41
Spices
42
Tomatoes
43
Tomato Juice
44
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
45
Vegetable Oil

Full Ingredient List

Cooked long grain brown rice (water, long grain brown rice, turmeric for color), water, kale, red bell peppers, cooked quinoa, apples, eggplant (eggplant, salt, citric acid), zucchini squash, artichokes (artichokes, water, salt, citric acid), raisins, onions, extra virgin olive oil, almonds, contains less than 2% of agave syrup, capers (capers, vinegar, salt), dehydrated bell pepper, dehydrated onion, dried cane syrup, garlic, garlic powder, jalapeno peppers, vinegar, salt, natural flavors), lemon juice concentrate, olives (olives, water, red wine vinegar, salt, extra virgin olive oil), oregano, parsley, potato starch, red wheat berries, sea salt, seasoning (natural flavor, potassium chloride, yeast), seasoning (sea salt, potassium chloride), seasoning (yeast extract, salt), spices, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, calcium chloride, citric acid), tomatoes (tomatoes, vegetable oil, garlic, spices, salt).

Other products containing Red Wheat Berries

Red Wheat Berries is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Luvo, whole grain pilaf

Neighbours outside Luvo with screening scores in the same high band as Luvo, whole grain pilaf (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Luvo; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Luvo, whole grain pilaf has a longer ingredient list than 70% 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 0840423100044: 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.