Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese by The Kwikery has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.
- Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Meals / Pasta dishes / Macaroni and cheese
Product Insight: Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese by The Kwikery is tracked in PlainIngredients with 1 identified ingredient and carries an overall safety rating of 5 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is C. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 1 ingredient sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
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Where Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Macaroni, Water, Enriched Durum Semolina (Durum Semolina Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cheese Sauce Blend (Water, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food (American Cheese (Cultured Milk, Cream, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Sorbic Acid, Apocarotenal, Cream Soup Base (Modified Starch, Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Salt, Soybean Oil, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Caseinate, Mono - & Diglycerides, Yeast Extract, Onion Powder, Xanthan Gum, Dehydrated Garlic, Spice, Natural Flavor, Extractives of Turmeric & Annatto), Colby Jack Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes, Annatto), Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes, Annatto), Swiss Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Buffalo Chicken (Chicken Tenderloin, Buffalo Style Seasoning (Chili Pepper, Salt, Cornstarch, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid,
Product Details
- Brand
- The Kwikery
- Barcode
- 0039779002526
- Nutri-Score
- Grade C
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Kwik Trip,Kwik Star
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Frequently asked questions
How does Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese's safety score compare to other products?
Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese scores 5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 85% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 5/5 ingredient safety score mean?
PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 5/5 average places Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese in the Generally Safe tier.
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