meatballs
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
meatballs receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
meatballs carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, meatballs is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
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
Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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