B&G Foods North America Inc. Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Aged White Cheddar

Aged White Cheddar: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Aged White Cheddar by B&G Foods North America Inc. has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks

How This Score Is Built

Aged White Cheddar 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). 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients are 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 Aged White Cheddar sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
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

Whole corn masa flour, enriched cornmeal (cornmeal, niacinamide (vitamin b3), ferric pyrophosphate (iron), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), sunflower oil and/or expeller pressed canola oil, enriched rice flour (rice flour, niacinamide (vitamin b3), ferric pyrophosphate (iron), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), whey, buttermilk, salt, sea salt, citric acid, organic black pepper.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Aged White Cheddar: 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

Barcode
0015665624072
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

Find Products

Frequently asked questions

Is Aged White Cheddar above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Aged White Cheddar's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.3/5 ingredient safety score mean?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Aged White Cheddar's 4.3/5 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.