Safe

White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

by Kraft

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021000073139 · Kraft · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021000073139 · Serving size 1 Package (241 g) (241 GRM)

The verdict

White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner by Kraft scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 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 70-component record, beginning with Macaroni & Cheese Sauce, Water, Enriched Macaroni Product. 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 70 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

00073139 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-RARE Rice Starch PHOTO-FINISH Southwest-Style Chicken & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …073139 · July 2026

13 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Rice Starch). Source sheet 00073139 · 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: Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice Kit, Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice · Nearest score peer is Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice Kit, Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. White Meat Chicken Macaro…100/1002. Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice Kit, Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Southwest-Style Chicken &…100/1003. Korean-Style Bbq Kit, Korean-Style Bbq: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Korean-Style Bbq Kit, Kor…100/1004. VEGGIE LOVERS SCRAMBLE KIT: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. VEGGIE LOVERS SCRAMBLE KIT100/1005. MEAT LOVERS SCRAMBLE KIT: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. MEAT LOVERS SCRAMBLE KIT100/100
High-band neighbours for White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (100/100) outside Kraft.
Chart values as text

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

White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
100/100
Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice Kit, Southwest-Style Chicken & Rice
100/100
Korean-Style Bbq Kit, Korean-Style Bbq
100/100
VEGGIE LOVERS SCRAMBLE KIT
100/100
MEAT LOVERS SCRAMBLE KIT
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 70 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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

1
Macaroni & Cheese Sauce
2
Water
3
Enriched Macaroni Product
4
Wheat Flour
5
Durum Wheat Flour
6
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
8
Iron
9
Thiamin Mononitrate
10
Vitamin B1
11
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Vitamin B2
13
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
14
Half And Half
15
Milk
16
Cream
17
Cheese Sauce Mix
18
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
19
Milkfat
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Milk Protein Concentrate
22
Sodium Triphosphate
23
Tapioca Flour
24
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
25
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
26
Sodium Phosphate
27
Calcium Phosphate
28
Paprika
29
Turmeric
30
And Annatto Added For Color
31
Enzymes
32
Cheese Culture
33
Butter
34
Sharp Cheddar Cheese
35
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
36
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
37
Color
38
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
39
Cheese Blend
40
Cheddar
41
Granular
42
Semisoft And Blue Cheese
43
Pasteurized Milk
44
Cheese Cultures
45
Dried Vinegar
46
Flavor Enhancer
47
Milk Solids
48
Nonfat Dry Milk
49
Natural Flavor
50
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
51
Natural Flavor
52
Fully Cooked Diced Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat
53
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
54
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
55
Black Pepper
56
Corn
57
Sauce
58
Organic Tomato Puree
59
Tomato Paste
60
Roasted Red Bell Pepper Puree
61
Dried Red Bell Peppers
62
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
63
Lime Juice Concentrate
64
Cumin
65
Garlic Powder
66
Onion
67
Chili Pepper Powder
68
Chili Peppers
69
Spices
70
Chipotle Chili Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Macaroni & Cheese Sauce (Water, Enriched Macaroni Product [Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate (Iron), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Half And Half [Milk, Cream], Cheese Sauce Mix [Whey, Milkfat, Salt, Milk Protein Concentrate, Sodium Triphosphate, Tapioca Flour, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate, With Paprika, Turmeric, And Annatto Added For Color, Enzymes, Cheese Culture], Butter [Cream, Salt, Sharp Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Color)], Tapioca Starch, Cheese Blend [Cheddar, Granular, Semisoft And Blue Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Sodium Phosphate, Vinegar, Salt], Flavor Enhancer [Milk Solids, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Natural Flavor], Whey Protein Concentrate, Salt, Flavor), Fully Cooked Diced Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat (Chicken Breast With Rib Meat, Water, Rice Starch, Salt, Natural Flavor, Black Pepper), Corn, Sauce (Water, Tomato Puree [Tomato Paste, Water], Roasted Red Bell Pepper Puree [Red Bell Peppers], Cornstarch, Lime Juice Concentrate, Cumin, Garlic Powder, Dried Onion, Chili Pepper Powder [Chili Peppers, Spices, Salt, Garlic Powder], Chipotle Chili Pepper, Salt)

Other products containing Fully Cooked Diced Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat

Fully Cooked Diced Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals

High-score cross-brand comparables for White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Neighbours outside Kraft with screening scores in the same high band as White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kraft; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

White Meat Chicken Macaroni & Cheese Dinner has a longer ingredient list than 96% of its Meals category 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 0021000073139: 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.