Goldfish Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar

Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar by Goldfish has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Salty snacks / Appetizers / Biscuits and crackers / Crackers (Appetizers) / Small Crackers

How This Score Is Built

Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar sits nationally

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

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
E
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

Enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oils (canola, sunflower and/or soybean), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto), salt, corn maltodextrin, oat fiber, autolyzed yeast extract, sugar, yeast, lactic acid, paprika, spices, celery, onion powder, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda. Contains wheat and milk.

Product Details

Barcode
0014100054733
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.5/5, Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar sits ahead of 71% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar's mapped ingredients average out to 4.5/5, 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.