Deluxe Mac and Cheese
Deluxe Mac and Cheese by Kroger has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.6 out of 5, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score 0.48 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. 5 of 5 ingredients tracked for Deluxe Mac and Cheese 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 Deluxe Mac and Cheese sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.6 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
enriched macaroni (wheat flour, ferrous sulfate, niacin, calcium carbonate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, fo skim milk, cheese (cheddar and romano [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes]), canola oil, water, whey, whey concentrate, salt, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, contains 2% or less of: beta carotené and paprika extract added for natural flavors, sodium alginate, mono and diglycerides, lactic acid, sorbic acid (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, yeast e contains: milk, wheat. for more product information, scan upc using your kroger app or call 800-632-6900 3. add squeeze cheese sauce over hot pc stir until blended. refrigerate leftov our brands. our guarantee. love it or your money back. www.kroger.com
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Deluxe Mac and 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.6/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Kroger
- Barcode
- 0011110100139
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Deluxe Mac and Cheese rank on ingredient safety?
Deluxe Mac and Cheese scores 4.6 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 81% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 4.6/5 ingredient safety score mean?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Deluxe Mac and Cheese's mapped ingredients average out to 4.6/5, which is the Generally Safe 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.