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CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN

by Devour

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0025155000194 · Devour · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0025155000194 · Serving size 1 package (297 g)

The verdict

CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN by Devour scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 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 40-component record, beginning with Cooked Macaroni Product, Water, Organic 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 40 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

55000194 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-SPARSE 20% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH WHITE CHEDDAR MAC · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000194 · July 2026

8 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 55000194 · 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: WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE WITH BACON · Nearest score peer is WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE WITH BACON 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE …95/1002. WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE WITH BACON: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEES…95/1003. Stuffed grilled cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Stuffed grilled cheese95/1004. Stuffed grilled cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Stuffed grilled cheese95/1005. Italian Beef all jus seasoning: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Italian Beef all jus seas…95/100
High-band neighbours for CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN (95/100) outside Devour.
Chart values as text

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

CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN
95/100
WHITE CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE WITH BACON
95/100
Stuffed grilled cheese
95/100
Stuffed grilled cheese
95/100
Italian Beef all jus seasoning
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. CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN 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

CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% 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: 40 (60th 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 40 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cooked Macaroni Product
2
Water
3
Organic Macaroni Product
4
Semolina Wheat Flour
5
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
6
Sauce
7
Pasteurized Process White Cheddar Cheese
8
Cheddar Cheese
9
Cultured Milk
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Enzymes
12
Sodium Phosphate
13
Milkfat
14
Swiss Cheese
15
Cultured Part-skim Milk
16
Soybean Oil
17
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
18
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Roasted Garlic
20
Parmesan Cheese
21
Natural Flavor
22
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
24
Spices
25
Fully Cooked Grilled White Chicken Meat Chunks
26
White Meat Chicken
27
Native Food Starch
28
Tapioca And Rice
29
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
30
Chicken Stock
31
Rosemary Extractives
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Corn Oil
34
Shredded Part-skim Mozzarella Cheese
35
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
36
Skim Milk
37
Cheese Culture
38
Ham
39
Celery Juice Powder
40
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor

Full Ingredient List

cooked macaroni product (water, macaroni product [semolina wheat flour], carrageenan), sauce (water, pasteurized process white cheddar cheese [cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), water, sodium phosphate, milkfat, salt], swiss cheese [cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], soybean oil, cornstarch, whey protein concentrate, roasted garlic, parmesan cheese [cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], natural flavor, salt, mustard flour, xanthan gum, spices), fully cooked grilled white chicken meat chunks (white meat chicken, water, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, native food starch [tapioca and rice], oat fiber, chicken stock, rosemary extractives, sugar, corn oil), shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, skim milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes), diced smoked uncured ham - with natural juices - natural hickory smoke flavor added - (ham, water, salt, sugar, celery juice powder, natural hickory smoke flavor),

Categories

Frozen foods Mac-and-cheese

High-score cross-brand comparables for CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN

Neighbours outside Devour with screening scores in the same high band as CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Devour; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 40-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare CORDON BLEU MAC & CHEESE WITH CHICKEN'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 0025155000194: 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.