Product Insight: Original Queso
Original Queso by Pancho's is tracked in PlainIngredients with 1 identified ingredient and carries an overall safety rating of 4 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 no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 1 ingredient 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
amount/serving nutrition facts total fat 5g saturated fat 3.5g 18% 16 servings per container trans fat 0g % daily value* amount/serving 6% % daily valu total carbohydrate 1g 0% cholesterol 15mg 5% total sugars <1g dietary fiber 0g 60 sodium 270mg 12% protein 3g includes og added sugars serving size 2 tbsp. (29g) calories per serving vit.d 0 mcg 0% iron 0 mg 0% calcium 120 mg 10% - potassium 250mg 6% edents american cheese (cultured milk, skim milk, sodium phosphate, salt, enzymes, artificial color, water, t centrate with spices (water, tomato paste, salt, citric acid, basil) jalapeño pepper slices (jalapeño peppers, negar, calcium chloride), bell peppers, granulated garlic, cumin, white pepper, sodium benzoate (preservate te preservative, disodium phosphate. contains: milk be kept refrigerated to maintain safety pancho's mexican foods inc., howww.panchoschee 105 3rd street, monroe, wi 53566
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
- Pancho's
- Barcode
- 0032812070032
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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