Product Insight: Eggplant mediterranean (moussaka)
Eggplant mediterranean (moussaka) by Cedarlane Natural Foods Inc. is tracked in PlainIngredients with 2 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is A, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 2 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
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
Eggplant, reduced fat milk (milk, skim milk, non-fat milk solids, vitamin a palmitate, and vitamin d3), ground tomatoes in light puree (fresh vine-ripened california tomatoes, salt, citric acid), veggie ground round (water, textured soy protein, onions, natural flavors, and less than 2% of: expeller pressed canola oil, barley malt, caramel {color}, spice, guar gum, evaporated cane syrup, sea salt, ferric orthophosphate {iron}, vitamin b12), feta cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, natamycin {a natural mold inhibitor}), roasted tomatoes (roasted tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), onions, carrots, organic mushrooms, rice vinegar, organic wheat flour, roasted red bell pepper, expeller pressed canola oil, roasted green bell pepper, extra virgin olive oil, parsley, water, garlic, cornstarch, spices, salt, guar gum, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, lemon zest.
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Barcode
- 0038794994403
- Nutri-Score
- Grade A
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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