Ragú Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Double Cheddar Sauce

Double Cheddar Sauce: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Double Cheddar Sauce by Ragú has 3 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. Its Nutri-Score is D.

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

Condiments / Sauces / Cheese sauces

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. 3 of 3 ingredients tracked for Double Cheddar Sauce 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 Double Cheddar Sauce 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 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
D
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, YELLOW CHEDDAR CHEESE BLEND [CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), WATER, WHEY (MILK), NATURAL FLAVOR, NONFAT MILK, SALT, ANNATTO (COLOR), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE], SOYBEAN OIL, WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE BLEND [CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SALT], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ENZYME MODIFIED EGG YOLK, WHEY, GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES (FROM BARLEY), SALT, ENZYMES], GRATED ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM COW'S MILK CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVORS (SOY), YEAST EXTRACT, PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO EXTRACTIVES (COLOR).

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Double Cheddar Sauce: 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
Ragú
Barcode
0036200002186
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Double Cheddar Sauce's safety score compare to other products?

Double Cheddar Sauce scores 4.3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 62% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Double Cheddar Sauce's 4.3/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Double Cheddar Sauce'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.