Product Insight: Mac & Cheese Bites, Three Cheese
Mac & Cheese Bites, Three Cheese by Gastro grub is tracked in PlainIngredients with 8 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.6 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), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is D, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 8 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
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
Water, Bleached Wheat Flour, Enriched Durum Semolina (Durum Semolina Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color), Yellow Corn Flour, Cream Cheese (Milk And Cream, Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Cheese Cultures), Parmesan Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Contains Less Than 2% Of: Apocarotenal (Color), Butter (Cream, Salt), Canola Oil, Cellulose Gum, Citric Acid, Dextrose, Egg, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Enzyme Modified Cheese (Milk, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Milkfat, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes), Lactic Acid, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Methylcellulose, Milk Protein Concentrate, Modified Cornstarch, Monoglycerides, Nonfat Milk, Paprika Extract (Color), Salt, Sodium Alginate
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Gastro grub
- Barcode
- 0016000472914
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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