Dynamite Penne with Meatballs
Dynamite Penne with Meatballs by Banquet has 8 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.9 out of 5, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Meals / Meals with meat / Frozen meals with meat
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 Dynamite Penne with Meatballs, 8 of its 8 tracked ingredients carry 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 Dynamite Penne with Meatballs sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.9 Top 81% higher than 19% 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
- Sodium Phosphates - Safety score: 2/5
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
SAUCE: WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SOYBEAN OIL, CREAM, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, GARLIC, NONFAT DRY MILK, ROCHESTER SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR), SALT, SPICES, ONION POWDER, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, ENZYME MODIFIED CREAM (CREAM, WATER, SALT). PENNE PASTA: COOKED PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL). MEATBALLS: MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, PORK, BEEF, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), BREAD CRUMBS (ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DURUM FLOUR, LEAVENING [SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATEJ, YEAST), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, FLAVORING, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, LESS THAN 0.1% SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE]), CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, NATURAL
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Dynamite Penne with Meatballs: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.9/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 8.
Product Details
- Brand
- Banquet
- Barcode
- 0031000809430
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- France,United States
- Stores
- Stop & Shop
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Frequently asked questions
How does Dynamite Penne with Meatballs's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Dynamite Penne with Meatballs's 3.9/5 average puts it in the lower 81%, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Dynamite Penne with Meatballs's 3.9/5 score be read?
PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3.9/5 average places Dynamite Penne with Meatballs in the Low Risk tier.
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