Kraft Mac and cheese deluxe creamy alfredo

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Kraft Mac and cheese deluxe creamy alfredo 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
0021000072705
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Kraft Mac and cheese deluxe creamy alfredo 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, Kraft Mac and cheese deluxe creamy alfredo 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Kraft Mac and cheese deluxe creamy alfredo
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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Acts Macaron Product
2
Wheat Flour Niacin
3
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
4
Iron
5
Container Thiamin Mononitrate Vitamin B1
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Vitamin B21
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Cheese Sauce
10
Whey Cheddar Cheese
11
Milk
12
Cheese Culture
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Canola D
16
Whey Protein Concentrate Milk Protein Concentrate
17
Milk Sodium Phosphate
18
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
19
Sodium Alginate
20
Sorbic Acid As A Preservative
21
Milkfat Natural Flavor
22
Cheese Culture Enzymes
23
Annatto Extract
24
Color
25
Oleoresin Paprika Color
26
Seasoning Blend
27
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
28
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
29
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
30
Garlic Powder
31
Buttermilk Solids
32
Pasteurized Milk
33
Onion Whey Protein Powder
34
Concentrate
35
Spices
36
Dehydrated Parsley
37
Sodium Phosphate
38
Lactose Maltodextrin
39
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
40
Milkfat
41
Natural Flavor
42
Celery 3.0 Oz 4 Box
43
1 Cup
44
270 Y Value* 12% G 13% 15% 28% 6g 13% 4% Ugars 0%

Full Ingredient List

ENRICHED acts MACARON PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON], Container THIAMIN MONONITRATE VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B21, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE (WHEY CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), CANOLA D, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILK SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, MILKFAT NATURAL FLAVOR, CHEESE CULTURE ENZYMES, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], OLEORESIN PAPRIKA COLOR]), SEASONING BLEND (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WHEY, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, PASTEURIZED MILK, ONION WHEY PROTEIN POWDER, CONCENTRATE, SPICES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF DRIED PARSLEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTOSE MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, LACTIC ACID, MILKFAT, ENZYMES, NATURAL FLAVOR CONTAINS CELERY 3.0 OZ 4 BOX) 1 cup) 270 y Value* 12% g 13% 15% 28% 6g 13% 4% ugars 0%

Categories

Meals Pasta dishes Macaroni and cheese

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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