Kroger Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

ripples cheddar and sour cream

ripples cheddar and sour cream: 4/5 ingredient safety

ripples cheddar and sour cream by Kroger 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. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Snacks / Cereals and potatoes / Salty snacks / Appetizers / Chips and fries / Crisps / Potato crisps

How This Score Is Built

ripples cheddar and sour cream 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). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is 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 ripples cheddar and sour cream 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
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

POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (COM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, SU OR CANOLA OIL), WHEY, SALT, MA DEXTRIN, CHEDDAR AND BLUE CHEESE (CULTURED M. K, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, REDUCED LACTOS WHEY, SOUR CREAM POWDER (CULTURED CREAM, NONFAT DRY MILK), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOYBEAN OIL, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA (COLOR), TURMERIC AND ANNATTO (COLCCITRIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK, SODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE. CONTAINS: MILK.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110086617
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

Where does ripples cheddar and sour cream rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, ripples cheddar and sour cream 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?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; ripples cheddar and sour cream's 4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it 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.