Safe

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack

by General Mills

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0016000477292 · General Mills. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0016000477292 · Serving size 1/3 cup as pkgd (31 g) (31 g)

The verdict

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack by General Mills scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 37 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 37-component record, beginning with Enriched Elbow Macaroni, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 37 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0016000477292
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.

00477292 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 37 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-RARE Calcium Lactate PHOTO-FINISH Fruit Flavored Snacks · ±0 BOOK-OFF …477292 · July 2026

12 of 37 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Lactate). Source sheet 00477292 · 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: Fruit Flavored Snacks Assorted Fruit · Nearest score peer is Fruit Flavored Snacks Assorted Fruit 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.

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. Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Double Cheeseburger Macar…100/1002. Fruit Flavored Snacks Assorted Fruit: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Fruit Flavored Snacks Ass…100/1003. Cheesecake Bar, Key Lime: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cheesecake Bar, Key Lime100/1004. Supreme Triple Chunk Brownie Mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Supreme Triple Chunk Brow…100/1005. Delights brownie mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Delights brownie mix100/100
High-band neighbours for Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack (100/100) outside General Mills.
Chart values as text

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

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack
100/100
Fruit Flavored Snacks Assorted Fruit
100/100
Cheesecake Bar, Key Lime
100/100
Supreme Triple Chunk Brownie Mix
100/100
Delights brownie mix
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack lists 37 ingredients on its label

37 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% 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%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 37 (92nd 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 Elbow Macaroni
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Corn Starch
9
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
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Enriched Flour
12
Iron
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Cheddar Cheese
15
Milk
16
Cheese Cultures
17
Enzymes
18
Palm Oil
19
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
20
Vegetable Oil
21
Canola
22
Soybean
23
Sunflower Oil
24
Annatto Extract
25
Color
26
Yeast Extract
27
Parmesan Cheese
28
Onion
29
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
30
Monoglycerides
31
Sodium Phosphate
32
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
33
Nonfat Milk
34
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
35
Natural Flavor
36
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Anticaking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Enriched elbow macaroni (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn starch, modified whey, salt, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, cheddar cheese* (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), palm oil, citric acid, vegetable oil (canola, soybean and/or sunflower oil), annatto extract (color), yeast extract, parmesan cheese* (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion*, lactic acid, monoglycerides, sodium phosphate, calcium lactate, nonfat milk, garlic*, natural flavor, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent). *dried

High-score cross-brand comparables for Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack

Neighbours outside General Mills with screening scores in the same high band as Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within General Mills; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack has a longer ingredient list than 92% 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 0016000477292: 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.