Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix
Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix by Hamburger helper has 10 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 E.
- Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Meals / Pasta dishes
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 Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix, 10 of its 10 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 Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix 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
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, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Soybean Oil, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Modified Whey, Corn Starch, Natural Flavor, Nonfat Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Ricotta Cheese* (Whey, Milkfat, Lactic Acid, Salt), Buttermilk, Dextrose, Cheddar Cheese* (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Color Added, Onion*, Mono And Diglycerides, Yeast Extract, Sodium Alginate, Tomato*, Lactic Acid, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Phosphate, Garlic*, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking Agent), Glucose Syrup*, Sugar, Pectin, Rosemary Extract, Sodium Caseinate, Enzymes, Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Cream. Freshness Preserved By Sorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate, Tocopherol.
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix: 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: 4.5/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 10.
Product Details
- Brand
- Hamburger helper
- Barcode
- 0016000450844
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix rank on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4.5/5, Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix sits ahead of 71% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix's 4.5/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Cheeseburger Macaroni Pasta & Sauce Mix's mapped ingredients average out to 4.5/5, 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.