Safe

Deluxe Mac and Cheese

by Kroger

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0011110100139 · Kroger. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0011110100139

The verdict

Deluxe Mac and Cheese by Kroger scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 29 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 29-component label is layered, beginning with Enriched Macaroni, Wheat Flour, Ferrous Sulfate. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 29 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0011110100139
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

10100139 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Deluxe Mac and Cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-LAYERED 29 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 15% LEAD-RARE Sorbic Acid PHOTO-FINISH Almondmilk Chocolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …100139 · July 2026

10 of 29 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbic Acid). Source sheet 10100139 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Almondmilk Chocolate · Nearest score peer is Almondmilk Chocolate at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Deluxe Mac and Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Deluxe Mac and Cheese100/1002. Almondmilk Chocolate: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Almondmilk Chocolate100/1003. almondmilk: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. almondmilk100/1004. Instant oatmeal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Instant oatmeal100/1005. Multi Multigrain Loaf Bread: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Multi Multigrain Loaf Bre…100/100
High-band neighbours for Deluxe Mac and Cheese (100/100) outside Kroger.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Deluxe Mac and Cheese
100/100
Almondmilk Chocolate
100/100
almondmilk
100/100
Instant oatmeal
100/100
Multi Multigrain Loaf Bread
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Deluxe Mac and Cheese lists 29 ingredients on its label

29 85th percentile a longer ingredient list than 85% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 29 (85th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Macaroni
2
Wheat Flour
3
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Fo Skim Milk
9
Cheese
10
Cheddar And Romano
11
Pasteurized Milk
12
Cheese Culture
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Canola Oil
16
Water
17
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Whey Concentrate
19
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Beta Carotené And Paprika Extract Added For Natural Flavors
22
Sodium Alginate
23
Mono And Diglycerides
24
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
25
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
26
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
27
Yeast E
28
Milk
29
Wheat. For More Product Information

Full Ingredient List

enriched macaroni (wheat flour, ferrous sulfate, niacin, calcium carbonate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, fo skim milk, cheese (cheddar and romano [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes]), canola oil, water, whey, whey concentrate, salt, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, contains 2% or less of: beta carotené and paprika extract added for natural flavors, sodium alginate, mono and diglycerides, lactic acid, sorbic acid (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, yeast e contains: milk, wheat. for more product information, scan upc using your kroger app or call 800-632-6900 3. add squeeze cheese sauce over hot pc stir until blended. refrigerate leftov our brands. our guarantee. love it or your money back. www.kroger.com

Other products containing Cheddar And Romano

Cheddar And Romano is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Deluxe Mac and Cheese

Neighbours outside Kroger with screening scores in the same high band as Deluxe Mac and Cheese (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kroger; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Deluxe Mac and Cheese has a longer ingredient list than 85% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0011110100139: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.