Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon
by Velveeta
Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021000658893 · Velveeta. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon by Velveeta scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with About 2, 5 Servings Per Container Serving Size, Milk. 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.
- 85/100
- Caution safety score
- 1
- One flagged · of 45 analyzed
- Group 4
- Ultra-processed
- 0021000658893
- 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
60/100
Grade C+
Ingredient Safety
85/100
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.
00658893 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon label screening desk
9 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 00658893 · 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: Chocolate · Nearest score peer is Chocolate 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.
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
Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon lists 45 ingredients on its label
45 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 359,392 products we track
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
- 0–2
- 6,050 products (2%)
- 2–4
- 24,522 products (7%)
- 4–6
- 31,054 products (9%)
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- 30,981 products (9%)
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- 31,618 products (9%)
- 10–12
- 29,943 products (8%)
- 12–14
- 28,403 products (8%)
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- 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
How the 85/100 score is built
Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
about 2,5 servings per container serving size [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), milk, whey protein concentrate, canola oil, 4 0z (112g/ sodium phosphate, milk protein concentrate, contains less about 1/3 of a box) (makes about 1 cup) than 2% of salt, lactic acid sodium alginate, sorbic acid as per container a preservative, oleoresin paprika [color), enzymes, cheese culture, annatto extract (color], milkfat, natural flavor), enriched % dv* macaroni product (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron], thiamin mononitrate 50% (vitamin b1], riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), bacon bits, smoke flavoring added (bacon [cured with water, salt, sugar, 20mg 7% 60mg 19% sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite], 1040mg 45% 2710mg 118% smoke flavoring), contains: milk, wheat, per serving calories 380 980 % dv* 14g 18% 36g 19% 10g total fat 46% saturated fat 4g trans fat og 0,5g cholesterol an sodium ma 17% 124g 45% 5% 3g total carbohydrate 48g kraft heinz foods company, 12% chicago, il 60601 und dietary fiber total sugars incl, added sugars og 1g 18g it's 7g 0% 0g 0% kraftheinz protein 14g 37g ve omcg 0% omcg 190mg 15% 500mg 40% 2,8mg 15% 7,3mg 40% 290mg 6% 740mg 15% vitamin d 0% calcium iron potassium the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet, 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice,
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High-score cross-brand comparables for Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon
Neighbours outside Velveeta with screening scores in the same high band as Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Velveeta; these peers cross brands.
Same high-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (1 flagged of 45 on 0021000658893).
Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (45 on 0021000658893).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.
- Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
- Compare Velveeta Shells & Cheese Bacon's 1 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 0021000658893: 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.