Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix
Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix by Hamburger helper has 10 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
Meals / Pasta dishes
Product Insight: Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix
Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix by Hamburger helper is tracked in PlainIngredients with 10 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is D. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 10 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
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Where Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix 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
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 Pasta (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Acidified Sour Cream [Milk, Cream, Modified Corn Starch, Gelatin, Guar Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Potassium Sorbate (To Preserve Freshness)], Corn Starch, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Salt, Modified Whey, Modified Corn Starch, Cream, Tomato*, Potassium Chloride, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Lactic Acid, Artificial Color, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (Corn, Soy), Mono And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Diacetate, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Calcium Lactate, Parsley*, Onion*, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Spice, Beef Stock, Silicon Dioxide (Anticaking Agent), Mushroom*, Soy Lecithin, Corn Syrup*, Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten, Garlic*, Soy Sauce* (Wheat, Soybeans, Salt), Beef Fat, Citric Acid. Freshness Preserved By Sorbic Acid And Tocop
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff 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: 4.3/5.
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Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 10.
Product Details
- Brand
- Hamburger helper
- Barcode
- 0016000437111
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix's safety score compare to other products?
Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix 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.
What does a 4.3/5 ingredient safety score mean?
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 4.3/5 average places Hamburger Helper, Ultimate Creamy Stroganoff Pasta & Sauce Mix in the Low Risk tier.
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