MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE
MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE by MACARONI has 13 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.1 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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. 13 of 13 ingredients tracked for MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE have 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 MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.1 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
wheat flour, whey, corn syrup solids, modified corn starch, sunflower oil, cheddar cheese, cultures, salt, enzymes, paprika extract, color, skim milk, maltodextrin, natural flavor, gum arabic, butter, cream, lactic acid, parmesan cheese, milk, salt, enzymes, annatto extract, color, disodium phosphate, monoglycerides, dipotassium phosphate, annatto extract, color, sodium phosphate, mono and diglycerides, sodium caseinate, calcium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, niacinamide, mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE: 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: 4.1/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 13.
Product Details
- Brand
- MACARONI
- Barcode
- 0015300201224
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4.1/5, MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE sits ahead of 58% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE's 4.1/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. MACARONI CREAMY CHEDDAR PASTA WITH FLAVORED SAUCE's mapped ingredients average out to 4.1/5, 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.