Brand
Chef Boyardee
Made by
Conagra Brands
Aisle
Boxed meals, noodles and soup
Kind
canned pasta meal
Barcode
00064144043224

Chef Boyardee

Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs

Cooked spaghetti and small meatballs in a sweet tomato sauce, sold in cans and microwave bowls.

Label check

Flagged ingredients2

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
High fructose corn syrupCorn syrupHIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
Soybean oilSeed oilsSOYBEAN OIL

Ingredients as listed

Tomatoes (Tomato Puree, Water), Cooked Enriched Spaghetti (Water, Enriched Wheat Flour [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, Folic Acid], Wheat Protein Isolate [Wheat Gluten, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid], Glyceryl Monostearate), Meatballs (Pork,Chicken, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Beef, Water, Crackermeal [Enriched Wheat Flour {Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}, May Contain Guar Gum], Soy Protein Concentrate, Salt, Caramel Color, Flavorings, Soybean Oil, Citric Acid), Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, LESS THAN 2% OF: Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Hydrolyzed Corn and Wheat Gluten and Soy Protein, Citric Acid, Flavorings, Enzyme Modified Cheese (Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Sodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2737191). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More canned pasta meal first, then the rest of the boxed meals, noodles and soup aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.