Safe

Spaghetti With Meatballs

by Clover Valley

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0854294005865 · Clover Valley · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0854294005865 · Serving size 3 ONZ (85 g)

The verdict

Spaghetti With Meatballs by Clover Valley scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-component record, beginning with Cooked Meatballs, Beef, Mechanically Separated Chicken. 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 60 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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

94005865 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spaghetti With Meatballs label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-PART 37% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Lasagna With Meat · ±0 BOOK-OFF …005865 · July 2026

22 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 94005865 · 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: Lasagna With Meat & Sauce · Nearest score peer is Lasagna With Meat & Sauce 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. Spaghetti With Meatballs: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spaghetti With Meatballs95/1002. Lasagna With Meat & Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Lasagna With Meat & Sauce95/1003. Blue Ribbon St Louis Bbq Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Blue Ribbon St Louis Bbq …95/1004. Banana oat chewy granola bars: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Banana oat chewy granola …95/1005. CHOCOLATE CHIP 10 CHEWY GRANOLA BARS: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. CHOCOLATE CHIP 10 CHEWY G…95/100
High-band neighbours for Spaghetti With Meatballs (95/100) outside Clover Valley.
Chart values as text

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

Spaghetti With Meatballs
95/100
Lasagna With Meat & Sauce
95/100
Blue Ribbon St Louis Bbq Sauce
95/100
Banana oat chewy granola bars
95/100
CHOCOLATE CHIP 10 CHEWY GRANOLA BARS
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. Spaghetti With Meatballs 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

Spaghetti With Meatballs lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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: 60 (89th 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 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Meatballs
2
Beef
3
Mechanically Separated Chicken
4
Water
5
Textured Vegetable Protein Product
6
Soy Flour
7
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
10
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
11
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Cyanocobalamin
17
Vegetable Protein Product
18
Soy Protein Concentrate
19
Bread Crumbs
20
Bleached Wheat Flour
21
Soybean Oil
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
Leavening
24
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
25
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
26
Oleoresin Paprika
27
Bell Peppers
28
Seasoning
29
Tomato Powder
30
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
31
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
32
Spice Extractives
33
Nonfat Dry Milk
34
Organic Onions
35
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
36
Sodium Phosphate
37
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
38
Set In Vegetable Oil
39
Tomatoes
40
Tomato Juice
41
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
42
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
43
Spaghetti Pasta
44
Semolina
45
Durum Flour
46
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Iron
48
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
49
Tomato Paste
50
Vine Ripened Fresh Tomatoes And Naturally Derived Citric Acid
51
Olive Oil
52
White Sugar
53
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
54
Starch
Thickener
Safe
55
Garlic Powder
56
Oregano
57
Organic Basil
58
Paprika
59
Red Pepper
60
Black Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Cooked meatballs (beef, mechanically separated chicken, water, textured vegetable protein product [soy flour, zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate {b1}, pyridoxine hydrochloride {b6}, riboflavin {b2}, cyanocobalamin {b12}], vegetable protein product [soy protein concentrate, zinc oxide, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate {b1}, pyridoxine hydrochloride {b6}, riboflavin {b2}, cyanocobalamin {b12}], bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, soybean oil, dextrose, leavening {sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate}, whey, oleoresin paprika], bell peppers, seasoning [dextrose, tomato powder, soybean oil, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, spice extractives, nonfat dry milk], onions, salt, sodium phosphate, caramel color, set in vegetable oil), water, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), spaghetti pasta (semolina, durum flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate [iron], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), tomato paste (vine ripened fresh tomatoes and naturally derived citric acid), olive oil, soybean oil, white sugar, garlic, starch, salt, garlic powder, oregano, basil, paprika, red pepper, black pepper.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Spaghetti With Meatballs

Neighbours outside Clover Valley with screening scores in the same high band as Spaghetti With Meatballs (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Clover Valley; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Spaghetti With Meatballs's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Spaghetti With Meatballs'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 0854294005865: 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.