Food Lion Nutri-Score D NOVA 3

Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese by Food Lion has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 3

Dairies / Fermented foods / Fermented milk products / Cheeses / Grated cheese

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 Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, 2 of its 2 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 Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese sits nationally

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

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

3
NOVA Group 3
Processed foods

Processed foods are relatively simple products made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other culinary ingredients to whole foods.

Full Ingredients List

Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt and enzymes. potato starch, corn starch and calcium sulfate added to prevent caking, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).

Product Details

Barcode
0035826090072
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
3 — Processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese's safety score compare to other products?

Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese scores 4.5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 71% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Fancy Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese's 4.5/5 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.