Product Insight: Cheesy double decker taco dinner kit
Cheesy double decker taco dinner kit by Velveeta is tracked in PlainIngredients with 17 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.2 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), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 16 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
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
bleached enriched wheat flour, wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, corn syrup solids, vegetable shortening, interesterified and hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerine, salt, leavening, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, fumaric acid, l-cysteine, cheese sauce, whey, cheddar cheese milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, canola oil, whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate, milk, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sodium alginate, sorbic acid, milkfat, oleoresin paprika, cheese culture, annatto extract color, natural flavor, enzymes, taco shells, ground yellow corn treated with hydrated lime, blend of vegetable oils, corn oil, soybean oil, taco seasoning mix, wheat flour, salt, garlic, chili peppers, maltodextrin, spice, onions, paprika, sugar, silicon dioxide, natural flavor, yeast extract, soybean oil, malic acid, dried
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Velveeta
- Barcode
- 0021000047086
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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