Sweet & creamy corn with bacon and green onion tender cooked corn kernels with green onions and bacon in a rich cheese sauce

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Sweet & creamy corn with bacon and green onion tender cooked corn kernels with green onions and bacon in a rich cheese sauce receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0021130206605
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CONTAINER (340 g)

What the Data Says About

Sweet & creamy corn with bacon and green onion tender cooked corn kernels with green onions and bacon in a rich cheese sauce carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Sweet & creamy corn with bacon and green onion tender cooked corn kernels with green onions and bacon in a rich cheese sauce 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 Sweet & creamy corn with bacon and green onion tender cooked corn kernels with green onions and bacon in a rich cheese sauce
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Corn
2
Water
3
Whole Milk
4
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
5
American Cheese
6
Milk
7
Cheese Culture
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Enzymes
10
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
11
Sodium Phosphate
12
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Nonfat Dry Milk
14
Milkfat
15
Artificial Color
16
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
17
Margarine
18
Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
19
Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides
20
Soy Lecithin
21
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
22
Natural And Artificial Flavor
23
Vitamin A Palmitate Added
24
Heavy Cream
25
Green Onion
26
Bacon Bits
27
Pork
28
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
29
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
30
Butter
31
Sweet Cream
32
Corn Starch
33
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
34
Cheddar Cheese Concentrate
35
Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk
36
Cultures
37
Enzymes}
38
Disodium Phosphate
39
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
40
Corn Oil
41
Yeast Extract
42
Natural Flavor
43
Natural Buttermilk Type Flavor
44
Whey Powder
45
Anhydrous Milkfat
46
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
47
Sodium Citrate
48
Culture
49
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
50
Preservative
51
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Corn, water, whole milk, pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, nonfat dry milk, contains less than 2% of salt, milkfat, artificial color), sugar, margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), heavy cream (milk), green onion, bacon bits (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain smoke flavoring), butter (sweet cream, salt), modified corn starch, cheddar cheese flavor (cheddar cheese concentrate [cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes}, water, disodium phosphate, salt], maltodextrin, corn oil, yeast extract, salt, sweet cream, butter, whey, sugar, natural flavor), salt, natural buttermilk type flavor (whey powder, nonfat dry milk, maltodextrin [corn], anhydrous milkfat, calcium lactate, soy lecithin, sodium citrate, culture), potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative).

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial