Ragu Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Cheesy creations sauce four cheese

Cheesy creations sauce four cheese: 4.4/5 ingredient safety

Cheesy creations sauce four cheese by Ragu 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 C.

  • Safety score 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Condiments / Sauces / Groceries

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 Cheesy creations sauce four cheese, 5 of its 5 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 Cheesy creations sauce four cheese 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

4.4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.4 out of 5
Based on 5 tracked ingredients
5
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
C
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

Water, soybean oil, cream (milk), modified corn starch, enzyme modified egg yolk, whey, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture (from barley), salt, enzymes), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, aged asiago cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], romano cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, butter (cream, salt), xanthan gum, yeast extract, garlic powder, natural flavor, nonfat milk, annatto extract (for color), disodium phosphate, spice, paprika extract (for color).

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Cheesy creations sauce four cheese: 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

Brand
Ragu
Barcode
0036200344309
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Cheesy creations sauce four cheese rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Cheesy creations sauce four cheese's 4.4/5 average puts it in the safer 69%, 0.28 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.4/5 ingredient safety score mean?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Cheesy creations sauce four cheese's 4.4/5 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.