Idahoan NOVA 4

Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake

Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake: 4.7/5 ingredient safety

Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake by Idahoan has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.7 out of 5, 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 3 of 3 ingredients tracked for Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake sits nationally

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

4.7 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

4.7
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 4.7 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
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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

IDAHO® POTATO SLICES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY, COCONUT OIL, DRIED ÓNION, BUTTERMILK PÓWDER, DRIED GARLIC, CHEDDAR AND BLUE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, SUGAR, PARSLEY, SPICE, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR). FRESHNESS PRESERVED BY SODIUM BISULFITE. ALLERGENS: MILK. GLUTEN FREE

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake: 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
Idahoan
Barcode
0029700012663
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
Germany,United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake above or below average on ingredient safety?

Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake scores 4.7 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 82% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake's 4.7/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Au Gratin Sliced Potato Bake's 4.7/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Generally Safe 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.