Velveeta NOVA 4

Chicken Alfredo

Chicken Alfredo: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Chicken Alfredo by Velveeta has 10 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 10 of 10 ingredients tracked for Chicken Alfredo have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Chicken Alfredo sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 10 tracked ingredients
10
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
10
Low Risk / Safe
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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

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, natural flavor, enzymes, cheese culture, oleoresin paprika, annatto extract, enriched pasta product, wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, seasoning mix, part-skim milk, modified food starch, whey, garlic, buttermilk, milk, spice, onion, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, lactose, maltodextrin, cheese culture, citric acid, lactic acid, butter, cream, salt, enzymes, natural flavor

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Chicken Alfredo: 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

Barcode
0021000037513
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Chicken Alfredo rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Chicken Alfredo's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Chicken Alfredo's 4.3/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Chicken Alfredo's mapped ingredients average out to 4.3/5, 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.