Kroger Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product

Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product: 5/5 ingredient safety

Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product by Kroger has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 1 of 1 ingredient tracked for Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product has a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product sits nationally

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

5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 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

SKIM MILK CHEESE FOR MANUFACTURING* (PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, WHEY*, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE*, SKIM MILK*, SODIUM CITRATE, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE) AND CARRAGEENAN.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110597786
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

How does Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product's safety score compare to other products?

With an average ingredient safety score of 5/5, Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product sits ahead of 85% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 5/5 rating on Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product?

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 5/5 average places Swiss Pasteurized Process Cheese Product 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.