BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 OZ
BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 OZ has 10 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.6 out of 5, 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 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). 10 of its 10 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 Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 OZ sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.6 Top 87% higher than 13% 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
- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
- 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
MEAT PATTY AND CHEESE SAUCE: MEAT PATTY: Pork, Mechanically Separated Chicken, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color), Breader (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Durum Flour, Leavening [Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate], Yeast), Soy Protein Concentrate, Salt, Dried Onion, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Dextrose, Caramel Color, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Citric Acid, Flavoring. CHEESE SAUCE WITH BACON: 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, Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite. May Contain: Sugar, Brown Sugar, and/or Smoke Fl
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 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: 3.6/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 10.
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Product Details
- Barcode
- 0031000809263
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 OZ above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 3.6/5, BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 OZ sits behind 87% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 OZ's 3.6/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. BANQUET Classic Cheesy Patty And Mashed Potatoes, 9 OZ's mapped ingredients average out to 3.6/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
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