KID CUISINE Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 oz.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

KID CUISINE Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 oz. receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0031000196073
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (301 g) (301 g)

What the Data Says About

KID CUISINE Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 oz. carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, KID CUISINE Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 oz. 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for KID CUISINE Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 oz.
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Macaroni And Cheese Sauce: Cooked Pasta
2
Water
3
Enriched Pasta
4
Durum Wheat Semolina
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
Cheese Sauce
11
Cheddar Club Cheese
12
Pasteurized Cultured Milk
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Enzymes
15
Annatto {Color}
16
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
17
Cheese {Pasteurized Milk
18
Cheese Culture
19
Enzymes}
20
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
21
Sodium Phosphate
22
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
Skim Milk
24
Milkfat
25
Artificial Color
26
Soybean Oil
27
Butter
28
Cream
29
Corn Starch
30
Nonfat Dry Milk
31
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
32
Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk
33
Butterfat
34
Phosphates
35
And Lactic Acid
36
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
37
Disodium Phosphate
38
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
39
Guar Gum
40
Corn Oil
41
Beta Carotene
42
Color
43
Propylene Glycol Esters Of Fatty Acids
44
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
45
Corn: Corn
46
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
47
Fruit Flavored Fruit Snacks: Fruit Puree
48
Grape
49
Peach
50
Orange
51
Strawberry And Raspberry
52
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
53
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
54
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
55
Natural Flavors
56
Sodium Citrate
57
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
58
Carnauba Wax
59
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
60
Turmeric And Fruit And Vegetable Color
61
Wheat
62
Milk

Full Ingredient List

Macaroni and Cheese Sauce: Cooked Pasta (Water, Enriched Pasta [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]), Cheese Sauce (Water, Cheddar Club Cheese [Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto {Color}], Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread [Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Whey, Sodium Phosphate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk, Salt, Milkfat, Artificial Color], Soybean Oil, Butter [Cream, Salt], Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheddar Cheese Flavor [Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Butterfat, Phosphates, And Lactic Acid], Potassium Chloride, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Corn Oil, Beta Carotene (Color), Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids, Maltodextrin, Corn: Corn, Water, Sugar, Fruit Flavored Fruit Snacks: Fruit Puree (Grape, Peach, Orange, Strawberry And Raspberry), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Gelatin, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Coconut Oil, Carnauba Wax, Annatto, Turmeric And Fruit and Vegetable Color. CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK

Categories

Meals

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