Velveeta NOVA 4

Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip

Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip: 4.6/5 ingredient safety

Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip by Velveeta has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.6 out of 5, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip 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). 7 of its 7 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 Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip sits nationally

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

4.6 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

4.6
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 4.6 out of 5
Based on 7 tracked ingredients
7
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
7
Low Risk / Safe
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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

WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE, CANOLA OIL, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TOMATOES, MALTODEXTRIN, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, VINEGAR, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID, DRIED ONION, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR, GARLIC POWDER, ANNATTO.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip: 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.

Product Details

Barcode
0021000083404
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip rank on ingredient safety?

Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip scores 4.6 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 81% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.48 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.6/5 rating on Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Queso Con Salsa Cheese Dip's 4.6/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Generally Safe 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.