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Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese

by Signature Cafe

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021130068333 · Signature Cafe · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021130068333 · Serving size 1 cup (215 g)

The verdict

Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese by Signature Cafe scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 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 60-component record, beginning with Cooked Macaroni, Semolina Wheat Flour, Enriched With 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 60 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

30068333 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Classic Potato Salad · ±0 BOOK-OFF …068333 · July 2026

11 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 30068333 · 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: Classic Potato Salad · Nearest score peer is Classic Potato Salad 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.

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. Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Baked macaroni with white…95/1002. Classic Potato Salad: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Classic Potato Salad95/1003. Holiday Eggnog: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Holiday Eggnog95/1004. Chocolate Lowfat Milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chocolate Lowfat Milk95/1005. 2% milkfat milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. 2% milkfat milk95/100
High-band neighbours for Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese (95/100) outside Signature Cafe.
Chart values as text

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

Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese
95/100
Classic Potato Salad
95/100
Holiday Eggnog
95/100
Chocolate Lowfat Milk
95/100
2% milkfat milk
95/100

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. Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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: 60 (89th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Macaroni
2
Semolina Wheat Flour
3
Enriched With Niacin
4
Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Egg White
9
Whole Milk
10
Water
11
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
12
Cheddar And Colby Cheese
13
Pasteurized Milk
14
Cheese Culture
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Enzymes
17
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
18
Sodium Phosphate
19
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Skim Milk
21
Milk Fat
22
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
23
Cellulose Gum
24
Heavy Cream
25
Milk
26
White Cheddar Cheese
27
Cheese Cultures
28
Dried Cream Cheese
29
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
30
Carob Bean Gum
31
Blue Cheese
32
Penicillium Roqueforti
Listed
33
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
34
Natural Mold Inhibitor
35
Cheddar Cheese
36
Annatto Color
37
Natural Mold Inhibitor
38
Butter
39
Sweet Cream
40
Corn Starch
41
Parmesan Cheese
42
Part-skim Milk
43
Bread Crumbs
44
Wheat Flour
45
Whole Wheat Flour
46
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
47
Soybean Oil
48
Yeast
49
Parmesan And Romano Cheese Base
50
Parmesan And Romano Cheese
51
Culture
52
Cultured Buttermilk Solids
53
Calcium And Sodium Caseinates
54
Flavoring
55
Garlic Powder
56
Romano Cheese
57
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
58
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
59
Preservative
60
White Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Cooked macaroni (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), whole milk, water, pasteurized process cheese spread (cheddar and colby cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, milk fat, salt, carrageenan, cellulose gum), heavy cream (milk), white cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, salt, carob bean gum, cheese culture), blue cheese (whole milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, penicillium roqueforti, natamycin [a mold inhibitor]), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto color, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]), butter (sweet cream, salt), modified corn starch, parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), bread crumbs (wheat flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, salt, yeast), parmesan and romano cheese base (parmesan and romano cheese [milk, culture, enzymes, salt], water, whey, salt, modified corn starch, cultured buttermilk solids, calcium and sodium caseinates, natural flavoring, and garlic powder), romano cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), white pepper.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese

Neighbours outside Signature Cafe with screening scores in the same high band as Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Signature Cafe; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Baked macaroni with white cheddar & cream cheese topped with toasted breadcrumbs, white cheddar cheese'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 0021130068333: 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.