Kraft NOVA 4

heese

heese: 5/5 ingredient safety

heese by Kraft has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Dairies / Fermented foods / Fermented milk products / Cheeses / Cow cheeses / Cheeses from the United Kingdom / Cheeses from England / Cheddar cheese / Grated cheese / fr:sheddar

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. 1 of 1 ingredient tracked for heese has 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 heese sits nationally

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

5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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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

Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), Modified Cornstarch Added to Prevent Caking, Natamycin (a Natural Mold Inhibitor).

Product Details

Brand
Kraft
Barcode
0021000055357
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does heese rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, heese's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should heese's 5/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. heese's mapped ingredients average out to 5/5, which is the Generally Safe 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.