BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ
BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ by Banquet has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.8 out of 5, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Meals
How This Score Is Built
BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ 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). 6 of its 6 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 BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.8 Top 84% higher than 16% 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
- Sodium Phosphates - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
MACARONI AND CHEESE SAUCE: CHEESE SAUCE: Water, Cheddar Club Cheese (Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), Modified Whey, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheese Flavor (Whey, Cheese [Granular and Blue {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzyme}], Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Beta Carotene (Color), MACARONI: COOKED PASTA: Water, Elbow Macaroni (Enriched Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]). BARBECUE SAUCE: Water, Tomato Paste, Apple Cider Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup Solids, Molasses Powder (Molasses, Wheat Starch, Soy Flour, Soy Lecithin), Modified Corn Starch, Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor, Salt, Flavorings, Caramel Color. RIB SHAPED PATTY: Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein Product (Soy Protein Concentrate, Zinc Oxide,
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ: 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.8/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 6.
Product Details
- Brand
- Banquet
- Barcode
- 0031000007447
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ's 3.8/5 average puts it in the lower 84%, 0.32 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ's 3.8/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; BANQUET Basic BBQ Backyard BBQ Meal, 8 OZ's 3.8/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.
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