Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce
Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce by Birds Eye has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is B.
- Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Cooked enriched macaroni product (water, enriched macaroni product (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), parmesan sauce (water, parmesan cheese [pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], light cream blend [cream, skim milk, nonfat milk powder], alfredo flavor base [parmesan cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], romano cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], salt, unsalted butter, olive oil, sweet cream powder, sugar, yeast extract and flavorings]., modified food starch. contains 2% or less of: soybean oil, basil, garlic powder, butter concentrate [butter (cream, salt), flavor], salt, xanthan gum, spices), spinach.
Product Details
- Brand
- Birds Eye
- Barcode
- 0014500015181
- Nutri-Score
- Grade B
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 5/5 rating on Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Birds eye, steamfresh, lightly sauced penne with spinach in parmesan sauce's mapped ingredients average out to 5/5, which is the Generally Safe tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.