Idahoan, Idahoan Foods Llc Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes

Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes: 4.2/5 ingredient safety

Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes by Idahoan, Idahoan Foods Llc has 9 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

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

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Fruits and vegetables based foods / Vegetables based foods / Meals / Vegetables / Mixed vegetables

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 Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes, 9 of its 9 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 Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes sits nationally

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

4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

4.2
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.2 out of 5
Based on 9 tracked ingredients
9
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
9
Low Risk / Safe
E
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 potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: coconut, palm, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, canola), corn syrup solids, cheese blend (whey, maltodextrin, reduced lactose whey, canola oil, cheese [cheddar, blue, parmesan, romano (cultured milk, salt, enzymes)], salt, disodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, citric acid, lactic acid, artificial color [yellow no. 6 and yellow no.5]), salt, whey, imitation bacon flavored crumbles (textured vegetable protein {soy flour, caramel color, red no. 3], soybean oil, water, salt, natural flavorings, autolyzed yeast extract, dextrose), sugar, nonfat dry milk, spices, dehydrated onion, tapioca starch, mono and diglycerides, chipotle pepper extract, dehydrated red bell peppers, calcium stearoyl lactylate, natural smoke and grill flavors, maltodextrin, autolyzed yeast extract, natural and artificial flavors, hydrolyzed soy protein, sour cream (cultured cream and nonfat dry milk), citric acid (preserve freshness), sodium ca

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes: 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
0029700021511
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes rank on ingredient safety?

Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes scores 4.2 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 60% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.2/5 rating on Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Bacon & cheddar chipotle mashed potatoes's 4.2/5 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.