Aged Cheddar And Broccoli Soup

by Fresh Foods Market

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Aged Cheddar And Broccoli Soup by Fresh Foods Market receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0011110658579
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
245.00000000000003g

What the Data Says About

Aged Cheddar And Broccoli Soup by Fresh Foods Market carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Aged Cheddar And Broccoli Soup is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of B reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Aged Cheddar And Broccoli Soup
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score B OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Broccoli
3
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
4
Cheddar Cheese
5
Milk
6
Cultures
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Enzymes
9
Sodium Phosphate
10
Milk Fat
11
Apocarotenal
12
For Color
13
Pasteurized Process Cheese Blend
14
Milk Protein Concentrate
15
Canola Oil
16
Enzyme Modified Cheese
17
Milkfat
18
Culture
19
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
20
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
21
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
22
Preservative
23
Cream
24
Organic Onions
25
Butter
26
Cream Salt
27
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Parmesan Cheese
29
Part-skim Milk Cultures
30
Yeast Extract
31
Granular And Cheddar Cheese
32
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
33
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
35
Buttermilk
36
Organic Onions
37
Spice
38
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
39
Annatto Extract
40
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
41
Nisin Preparation
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

WATER, BROCCOLI, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK FAT, APOCAROTENAL [FOR COLOR]), MILK, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE BLEND (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CANOLA OIL, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEESE [MILK, WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT, CULTURE, ENZYMES], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], APOCAROTENAL [FOR COLOR]), CREAM, ONIONS, BUTTER (CREAM SALT), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: CANOLA OIL, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, GRANULAR AND CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GARLIC, BUTTERMILK, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, SPICE, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR), CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NISIN PREPARATION.

Categories

Undefined

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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