Big Y Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce

Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce: 4/5 ingredient safety

Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce by Big Y has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is A.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce 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 Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
A
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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

MARINARA SAUCE (DICED TOMATOES [TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (FIRMING AGENT), CITRIC ACID], CRUSHED TOMATOES [TOMATOES, SALT, CITRIC ACID], WATER, ONION, TOMATO PASTE [TOMATOES], BLENDED OIL [CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL], GARLIC, F

Product Details

Brand
Big Y
Barcode
0018894904380
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce's safety score compare to other products?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce's 4/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk 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.