Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo Cheddar
Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo Cheddar by Cheez whiz has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.4 out of 5, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Dairies / Fermented foods / Fermented milk products / Cheeses
How This Score Is Built
Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo 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). 5 of its 5 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 Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo Cheddar sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.4 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
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
Whey, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Canola Oil, Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Milk, Sodium Phosphate, Contains Less Than 2% Of Dried Cayenne Pepper Sauce (Red Peppers, Vinegar, Salt, Dried Garlic), Maltodextrin, Calcium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Sodium Alginate, Mustard Flour, Worcestershire Sauce (Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices [Contains Celery], Tamarind, Natural Flavor), Modified Food Starch, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative, Apocarotenal (Color), Annatto (Color), Enzymes, Cheese Culture.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Cheez whiz
- Barcode
- 0021000055838
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo Cheddar rank on ingredient safety?
Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo Cheddar scores 4.4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 69% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4.4/5 rating on Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo Cheddar?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Buffalo Cheddar Pasteurized Cheese Snack, Buffalo Cheddar's mapped ingredients average out to 4.4/5, which is 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.