Kroger Nutri-Score A NOVA 3

Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta

Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta: 4/5 ingredient safety

Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta by Kroger has 3 tracked ingredients, 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 3

Meals / Pasta dishes / Gratins / Pasta gratin

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 Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta, 3 of its 3 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 Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta 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 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
A
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

3
NOVA Group 3
Processed foods

Processed foods are relatively simple products made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other culinary ingredients to whole foods.

Full Ingredients List

DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, PEA PROTEIN, BROWN RICE PROTEIN, NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta: 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.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110149480
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
3 — Processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Is Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta's 4/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Protein Rotini Grain & Legume Pasta's 4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.