Caution

BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ

by Banquet

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0050100142131 · Banquet. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0050100142131 · Serving size 1/4 Package (192 g), Makes 1 cup prepared (192 g)

The verdict

BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ by Banquet scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 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 51-component record, beginning with Water, Ham Water Added, Cured With Water. 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 51 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0050100142131
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.

00142131 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Scooby-Doo Baked Graham · ±0 BOOK-OFF …142131 · July 2026

16 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 00142131 · 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: Scooby-Doo Baked Graham Cracker Snacks chocolate · Nearest score peer is Scooby-Doo Baked Graham Cracker Snacks 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

1. BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. BANQUET Homestyle Bakes C…85/1002. Scooby-Doo Baked Graham Cracker Snacks chocolate: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Scooby-Doo Baked Graham C…85/1003. Premium Cut Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Premium Cut Bacon85/1004. Thick bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Thick bacon85/1005. Hardwood Smoked Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hardwood Smoked Bacon85/100
High-band neighbours for BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ (85/100) outside Banquet.
Chart values as text

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

BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ
85/100
Scooby-Doo Baked Graham Cracker Snacks chocolate
85/100
Premium Cut Bacon
85/100
Thick bacon
85/100
Hardwood Smoked Bacon
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 51 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
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 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Ham Water Added
3
Cured With Water
4
Corn Starch
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
7
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
8
Sodium Phosphate
9
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
10
Smoke Flavoring
11
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
12
Cheddar Cheese
13
Pasteurized Milk
14
Cultures
15
Enzymes
16
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
17
Color
18
Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product
19
Cheddar And Blue Cheese
20
Flavoring
21
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
22
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
23
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
25
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
26
Yeast Extract
27
Cream
28
Dry Milkfat
29
Nonfat Dry Milk
30
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
31
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
32
Extracts Of Turmeric And Paprika
33
Colors
34
Soybean Oil
35
Cheese Flavor
36
Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese
37
Milk
38
Flavorings
39
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
40
Disodium Phosphate
41
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
42
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
43
Mono - And Diglycerides
44
Extractives Of Annatto
45
Paprika Oleoresin
46
Turmeric
47
Potatoes
48
Onion Powder
49
Sodium Bisulfate
50
For Freshness
51
Soy

Full Ingredient List

CHEESE SAUCE WITH SAVORY HAM: Water, Ham Water Added (Cured With Water, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Dextrose, Isolated Soy Protein, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Nitrite), Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), LESS THAN 2% OF: Modified Corn Starch, Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product (Cheddar and Blue Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Flavoring, Whey, Salt, Powdered Cellulose, Sodium Caseinate, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Yeast Extract, Cream, Dry Milkfat, Nonfat Dry Milk, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Extracts of Turmeric and Paprika [Colors]), Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Salt, Cheese Flavor (Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Flavorings, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Salt, Xanthan Gum), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, DATEM, Mono - and Diglycerides, Color (Extractives of Annatto, Paprika Oleoresin, Turmeric), Flavorings, Disodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Guar GumHASH BROWN POTATOES: Dehydrated Potatoes, Modified Corn Starch, Dextrose, Onion Powder, Sodium Bisulfate (For Freshness). CONTAINS: SOY, MILK.

Other products containing Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product

Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 18 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ

Neighbours outside Banquet with screening scores in the same high band as BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Banquet; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare BANQUET Homestyle Bakes Cheesy Ham Potatoes, 27.1 OZ'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 0050100142131: 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.