Original Queso
Original Queso by Pancho's has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 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
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 Original Queso, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries 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 Original Queso sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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
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
Product Details
- Brand
- Pancho's
- Barcode
- 0032812070032
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Original Queso above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, Original Queso sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 4/5 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 4/5 average places Original Queso in 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.