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meatballs

Open Food Facts label for barcode 6263214786144. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 6263214786144

The verdict

meatballs scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 77 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 77-component record, beginning with Cooked Enriched Pasta, Water Enriched Durum Semolina Nacin, Ferrous Sulfate. 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 77 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
6263214786144
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

14786144 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

meatballs label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 77 ing. REG-SPARSE 14% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …786144 · July 2026

11 of 77 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 14786144 · 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

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

meatballs lists 77 ingredients on its label

77 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 77 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 77 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Enriched Pasta
2
Water Enriched Durum Semolina Nacin
3
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Thamine Mononitrate Riboflavin
5
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
6
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Water Cooked Meatballs Beef Pork
8
Water
9
Textured Vegetable Proten Soy Flour
10
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
11
Soy Protein Concentrate Onion
12
Salt Potassium Chloride
13
Nonfat Milk
14
Rosemary Extract Eggs Black Pepper
15
Nutmeg
16
Dehydrated Parsley
17
Wheat Flour Sagel Halfand Half
18
Milk
19
Cream
20
Sour Cream Cultured Cream
21
Enzyme
22
Contans Less Than 2% Of Nonfat Milk Solids Ononfat Milk
23
Whey Solds Lactose
24
Vtaminaand D3
25
Organic Onions
26
Cheese Flavor Enzyme Modified Cheese And Butter Cheddar Cheese
27
Pasteurized Mlk
28
Cheese Culture
29
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
30
Enzymes Modified Butter
31
Enzymes
32
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
33
Buttermilk Solids
34
Sodium Phosphate
35
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
36
Modified Food Starch
37
Beef Base
38
Roasted Beef And Concentrated Beef Stock
39
Salt Hydrolyzed Soy
40
Corn And Wheat Protein
41
Corn Oil
42
Sugar Autolyzed Yeast Extract
43
Flavorings
44
Contans Oleoresin Of Celery Seed
45
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
46
Dextrose Caramel Color Worcestershire Sauce
47
Distilled Vinegar Molasses
48
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
49
Garlic Powder
50
Sugar Spices
51
Tamarind
52
Natural Flavor
53
Veal
54
Beef And Chicken Stock
55
Veal
56
Chicken And Beef Stocks
57
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
58
Natural Flavor
59
Natural Beef Flavor
60
Yeast Extract Modified Corn Starch
61
Onion Powder
62
Molasses
63
Beef Fat
64
Beef Type Flavor
65
Water Natural Flavor
66
Dried Beef Stock
67
Salt Autolyzed Yeast Extract
68
Corn Starch
69
Canola Oil
70
Pot Roast Type Flavor
71
Natural Flavor Salt
72
Beef Fat Autolyzed Yeast Extract Corn Starch
73
Xanthan Gum Granulated Garlic
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
75
Paprika
76
Egg Milk Soy
77
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

cooked enriched pasta (water enriched durum semolina nacin, ferrous sulfate, thamine mononitrate riboflavin, folic acid, wheat gluten, water cooked meatballs beef pork, water, textured vegetable proten soy flour, caramel color, soy protein concentrate onion, salt potassium chloride, nonfat milk, rosemary extract eggs black pepper, nutmeg, parsley,wheat flour sagel halfand half (milk, cream, sour cream cultured cream, milk, nonfat milk, enzyme), contans less than 2% of nonfat milk solids ononfat milk, whey solds lactose, vtaminaand d3, onions, cheese flavor enzyme modified cheese and butter cheddar cheese (pasteurized mlk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes butter, cheese culture, enzymes, whey, buttermilk solids, salt, sodium phosphate, lactic acid), modified food starch, beef base (roasted beef and concentrated beef stock, salt hydrolyzed soy, corn and wheat protein, corn oil, sugar autolyzed yeast extract, flavorings [contans oleoresin of celery seed), maltodextrin, whey, dextrose caramel color worcestershire sauce (distilled vinegar molasses, corn syrup, water, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar spices, tamarind, natural flavor), veal, beef and chicken stock (concentrated veal, chicken and beef stocks, salt, sugar, flavor (beef flavor, natural flavor), yeast extract modified corn starch, onion powder, molasses, beef fat), beef type flavor (water natural flavor, beef stock, salt autolyzed yeast extract, corn starch), canola oil, pot roast type flavor (water, natural flavor salt, beef stock, beef fat autolyzed yeast extract corn starch, xanthan gum granulated garlic, xanthan gum, paprika, sugar spices parsley vermouth type flavor water ethyl alcohol matural flavor propilene glycol citric acid) contains egg milk soy, wheat

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from meatballs's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 77-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare 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 6263214786144: 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.