Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese, Creamy Broccoli
Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese, Creamy Broccoli by Kraft has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.
- Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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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 Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese, Creamy Broccoli, 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 Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese, Creamy Broccoli sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 Product (Wheat Flour, Glyceryl Monostearate, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate [Iron], Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid); Cheese Sauce (Whey [From Milk], Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Milk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil, Milk Protein Concentrate, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Enzyme Modified Cheese [Milk, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Milkfat, Salt, Cheese Culture, Enzymes], Lactic Acid, Sodium Alginate, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative, Natural Flavor, Annatto Extract [Color], Enzymes, Oleoresin Paprika [Color], Cheese Culture); Seasoning Mix (Broccoli*, Modified Food Starch, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Potassium Chloride, Acetylated Monoglycerides, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Medium Chain Triglycerides, Apocarotenal [Color]); Breadcrumbs (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate (Iron), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Yellow Corn Flour, Sugar, S
Product Details
- Brand
- Kraft
- Barcode
- 0021000043477
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese, Creamy Broccoli above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese, Creamy Broccoli's 3.5/5 average puts it in the lower 91%, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 3.5/5 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 3.5/5 average places Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese, Creamy Broccoli in the Mixed Evidence 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.