Caution

Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes

by Ore-Ida

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0013120067402 · Ore-Ida · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0013120067402 · Serving size 8 PIECES (70 g)

The verdict

Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes by Ore-Ida scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 50-component record, beginning with Potatoes, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Cheddar Cheese. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

20067402 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 22% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Kippered Turkey Breast · ±0 BOOK-OFF …067402 · July 2026

17 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 20067402 · 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: Kippered Turkey Breast · Nearest score peer is Kippered Turkey Breast at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Creamy Mashed Potatoes Bl…80/1002. Kippered Turkey Breast: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Kippered Turkey Breast80/1003. Cream of Wheat Instant Maple Brown Sugar: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cream of Wheat Instant Ma…80/1004. SMOKED HAM CHARCUTERIE: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. SMOKED HAM CHARCUTERIE80/1005. Fresh Coborn's, Marble Cupcakes W/ Buttercrem: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Fresh Coborn's, Marble Cu…80/100
High-band neighbours for Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes (80/100) outside Ore-Ida.
Chart values as text

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

Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes
80/100
Kippered Turkey Breast
80/100
Cream of Wheat Instant Maple Brown Sugar
80/100
SMOKED HAM CHARCUTERIE
80/100
Fresh Coborn's, Marble Cupcakes W/ Buttercrem
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes scores 12.9 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 78th percentile a longer ingredient list than 78% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (78th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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. The comparison here runs against the 7,008 Frozen foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Potatoes
2
Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
3
Cheddar Cheese
4
Cultured Milk
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Enzymes
7
Water
8
Milkfat
9
Sodium Phosphate
10
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
11
Apocarotenal
12
Color
13
Cellulose Powder
14
Batter
15
Bleached Wheat Flour
16
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
17
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Soybean Oil
19
Sour Cream
20
Cultured Skim Milk And Cream
21
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
22
Guar Gum
23
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
24
Sodium Citrate
25
Locust Bean Gum
26
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Heavy Cream
28
Potatoes
29
Mono - And Diglycerides
30
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
31
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
32
Modified Food Starch
33
Rice Flour
34
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
35
Corn Starch
36
Leavening
37
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
38
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
39
Unsalted Butter
40
Cream
41
Flavorings
42
Applewood Smoked Bacon - Smoke Flavoring Added
43
Bacon Cured With Water
44
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
45
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
46
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
47
Natural Smoke Flavor
48
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
49
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
50
Chives

Full Ingredient List

Potatoes, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese [Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Milkfat, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Salt, Apocarotenal [Color], Cellulose Powder), Batter (Bleached Wheat Flour, Whey, Dextrose, Soybean Oil), Sour Cream (Cultured Skim Milk And Cream, Whey, Modified Cornstarch, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Sodium Citrate, Locust Bean Gum, Potassium Sorbate), Soybean Oil, Heavy Cream, Dehydrated Potatoes (Potatoes, Mono - And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid), Batter (Modified Food Starch, Rice Flour, Dextrin, Corn Starch, Salt, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate], Xanthan Gum, Dextrose), Unsalted Butter (Cream, Natural Flavorings), Contains Less Than 2% Of Applewood Smoked Bacon - Smoke Flavoring Added (Bacon Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Smoke Flavor), Whey Protein Concentrate, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Modified Cellulose, Chives.

Other products containing Applewood Smoked Bacon - Smoke Flavoring Added

Applewood Smoked Bacon - Smoke Flavoring Added is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Neighbours outside Ore-Ida with screening scores in the same high band as Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ore-Ida; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Creamy Mashed Potatoes Blended With Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Sour Cream, And Chives In A Light Breading Potato Bites, Creamy Mashed Potatoes's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0013120067402: 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.