Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon

by On-Cor

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon by On-Cor 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
0070575045270
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
220 g (1 cup)

What the Data Says About

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon by On-Cor 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, Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon 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 Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon
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
Cheese Sauce:
2
Water
3
Cheese Sauce Seasoning
4
Cheese Powder
5
Cheddar Cheese
6
Pasteurized Milk
7
Cheese Cultures
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
Butter
12
Cream
13
Buttermilk
14
Disodium Phophate
15
Annato Extract
16
Color
17
And Natural Flavor
18
Enriched Wheat Flour
19
Wheat Flour
20
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Reduced Iron
22
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
25
Palm Oil
26
Ricotta Cheese
27
Milkfat
28
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
29
Modified Food Starch
30
Natural Flavors
31
Nonfat Dry Milk
32
Corn Syrup Solids
33
Sodium Phosphates
34
Potassium Phosphates
35
Sodium Citrate
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
Yeast Extract
38
Beta Apo-b-carotenal
39
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
And Soy Lecithin
41
Enriched Macaroni Product
42
Semolina
43
Enriched Flour
44
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
45
Bacon Bits:
46
Pork Cured With
47
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
48
Smoke Flavoring
49
Sodium Phosphate
50
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
51
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned

Full Ingredient List

Cheese sauce: (water, cheese sauce seasoning [cheese powder (cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, butter (cream, salt), buttermilk, salt, disodium phophate, annato extract (color), and natural flavor), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, palm oil, ricotta cheese (whey, milkfat, lactic acid, salt), modified food starch, natural flavors, nonfat dry milk, cream, corn syrup solids, salt, sodium phosphates, lactic acid, potassium phosphates, lactic acid, potassium phosphates, sodium citrate, potassium chloride, yeast extract, beta apo-b-carotenal (color), beta-carotene (color), and soy lecithin)], enriched macaroni product (water, semolina, enriched flour [niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), bacon bits: (pork cured with, water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite).

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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