Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced
Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced 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
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Fruits and vegetables based foods / Vegetables based foods / Frozen foods / Frozen plant-based foods / Frozen vegetables
How This Score Is Built
Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced 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 durum wheat semolina (semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)), cheese sauce (water, cheddar cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color), light cream blend (cream, skim milk, nonfat milk powder), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified food starch, salt. contains 2% or less of: natural cheddar flavor (natural flavors, lactose, whey powder, autolyzed yeast extract, salt, maltodextrin (corn), dehydrated cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), buttermilk powder), xanthan gum, annatto extract (color), natural butter flavor ( natural flavor, coconut oil)), broccoli.
Product Details
- Brand
- Birds Eye
- Barcode
- 0014500023773
- Nutri-Score
- Grade B
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 5/5, Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced sits ahead of 85% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced's 5/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Cheesy Rotini & Broccoli Sauced's 5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.