Idahoan, Idahoan Foods Llc Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Four cheese mashed potatoes imp

Four cheese mashed potatoes imp: 4.2/5 ingredient safety

Four cheese mashed potatoes imp by Idahoan, Idahoan Foods Llc has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Fruits and vegetables based foods / Vegetables based foods / Meals / Vegetables / Mixed vegetables

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 Four cheese mashed potatoes imp 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 Four cheese mashed potatoes imp sits nationally

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

4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

4.2
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.2 out of 5
Based on 5 tracked ingredients
5
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
E
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

Idaho potatoes, four cheese blend [cheddar cheese blend [whey, maltodextrin, reduced lactose whey, canola oil, cheddar and blue cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), salt, disodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, citric acid, lactic acid, artificial color (including fd&c yellow #6 and #5)], romano and parmesan cheeses [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, disodium phosphate]), vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: coconut, palm, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, canola), salt, corn syrup solids, sugar, whey powder, nonfat dry milk, natural and artificial flavor (milk, soy), maltodextrin, mono and diglycerides, calcium stearoyl lactylate, spice, artificial color (including fd&c yellow #5 and #6), sodium acid pyrophosphate (preserve freshness), sodium bisulfite (preserve freshness), citric acid (preserve freshness), sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, mixed tocopherols (preserve freshness) and less than 2.0% si

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Four cheese mashed potatoes imp: 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
0029700131456
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Four cheese mashed potatoes imp rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Four cheese mashed potatoes imp's 4.2/5 average puts it in the safer 60%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Four cheese mashed potatoes imp's 4.2/5 score be read?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4.2/5 average places Four cheese mashed potatoes imp 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.