Product Insight: Parmesan Risotto
Parmesan Risotto by Signature Cafe is tracked in PlainIngredients with 4 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.3 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 B, 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 4 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
COOKED RICE (WATER, PARBOILED WHITE RICE), WATER, CREAM, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIN MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION, ROASTED VEGETABLE BASE (VEGETABLES []PUREE {CARROT, CELERY, ONION, SAUTEED ONION, RED BELL PEPPER}, DEHYDRATED {TOMATO, CARROTS, GREEN BELL PEPPER, ONION}, JUICES {ONION, GARLIC, SHALLOT, CARROT}), SUGAR, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: MALTODEXTRIN, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICE, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, BURGUNDY WINE SOLIDS), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BUTTER (SWEET CREAM, SALT ANNATTO), COOKING WINE (SAUTERINE, WINE, SALT, POTASSIUM METABISULFITE [PRESERVATIVE]), ONION POWDER, SALT, PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE BASE (PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE [MILK, CULTURE BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, CALCIUM AND SODIUM CASEINATES, NATURAL FLAVORING, AND GARLIC POWDER]), GARLIC MINCED IN OIL (GARLIC, SOYBEAN OIL, CITRIC ACID), POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE TO PROTE
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
- Brand
- Signature Cafe
- Barcode
- 0021130067879
- Nutri-Score
- Grade B
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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