Annie's homegrown Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Penne Pasta With Alfredo Sauce

Penne Pasta With Alfredo Sauce: 4/5 ingredient safety

Penne Pasta With Alfredo Sauce by Annie's homegrown 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 D.

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

Meals / Pasta dishes

How This Score Is Built

Penne Pasta With Alfredo 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 Penne Pasta With Alfredo 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
D
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

Organic Wheat Penne Pasta, Parmesan Cheese (Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Non-Animal Enzymes), Whey, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Corn Starch, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Non-Animal Enzymes), Sodium Phosphate, Butter, Natural Cheese And Butter Flavor, Cultured Whole Milk, Nutmeg, Organic Onion, Garlic, White Pepper, Silicon Dioxide For Anticaking.

Product Details

Barcode
0013562000111
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Penne Pasta With Alfredo Sauce above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Penne Pasta With Alfredo Sauce's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4/5 rating on Penne Pasta With Alfredo Sauce?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Penne Pasta With Alfredo 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.