Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon by Velveeta 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
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon 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 Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon 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
about 2,5 servings per container serving size [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), milk, whey protein concentrate, canola oil, 4 0z (112g/ sodium phosphate, milk protein concentrate, contains less about 1/3 of a box) (makes about 1 cup) than 2% of salt, lactic acid sodium alginate, sorbic acid as per container a preservative, oleoresin paprika [color), enzymes, cheese culture, annatto extract (color], milkfat, natural flavor), enriched % dv* macaroni product (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron], thiamin mononitrate 50% (vitamin b1], riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), bacon bits, smoke flavoring added (bacon [cured with water, salt, sugar, 20mg 7% 60mg 19% sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite], 1040mg 45% 2710mg 118% smoke flavoring), contains: milk, wheat, per serving calories 380 980 % dv* 14g 18% 36g 19% 10g total fat 46% saturated fat 4g trans fat og 0,5g cholesterol an sodium ma 17% 124g 45% 5% 3g total carbohydrate 48g kraft heinz foods company, 12% chi
Product Details
- Brand
- Velveeta
- Barcode
- 0021000658893
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon's safety score compare to other products?
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon scores 4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 80% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon's 4/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon'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.