Caution

Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake

by Reser's Fine Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0071117614701 · Reser's Fine Foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0071117614701 · Serving size 1 cup (234 g)

The verdict

Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake by Reser's Fine Foods scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 72 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 72-component record, beginning with Whole Milk, Cooked Cavatapi, Semolina Wheat Flour. 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
4
Many flagged · of 72 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0071117614701
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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

17614701 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 72 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Pepperoni Pizza · ±0 BOOK-OFF …614701 · July 2026

15 of 72 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 17614701 · 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: Pepperoni Pizza · Nearest score peer is Pepperoni Pizza 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. Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Three Meat Macaroni & Che…70/1002. Pepperoni Pizza: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pepperoni Pizza70/1003. Classic Mustard Potato Salad: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Classic Mustard Potato Sa…70/1004. Bristo Homestyle Potato Salad: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Bristo Homestyle Potato S…70/1005. Southern Potato Salad: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Southern Potato Salad70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake (70/100 on 72 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake
70/100
Pepperoni Pizza
70/100
Classic Mustard Potato Salad
70/100
Bristo Homestyle Potato Salad
70/100
Southern Potato Salad
70/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake lists 72 ingredients on its label

72 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 72 (100th 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 72 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Whole Milk
2
Cooked Cavatapi
3
Semolina Wheat Flour
4
Enriched With Niacin
5
Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Egg White
10
Pork Sausage
11
Pork
12
Water
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Spices
16
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
17
Sodium Phosphate
18
Msg
19
Chili Pepper
20
Flavoring
21
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
22
Beef
23
Cheddar Cheese
24
Cultured Milk
25
Enzymes
26
Annatto Color
27
Process American Cheese
28
Skim Milk
29
Cream
30
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
31
Sodium Phosphates
32
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
33
Preservative
34
Heavy Cream
35
Sodium Citrate
36
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
37
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
38
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
39
American Cheese
40
Milk
41
Cheese Culture
42
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Milkfat
44
Artificial Color
45
Mascarpone Cheese
46
Pasteurized Cream
47
Milk Proteins
48
Acidulate
49
Bread Crumbs
50
Wheat Flour
51
Yeast
52
Applewood Smoked Bacon
53
Bacon Cured With Water
54
Smoke Flavoring
55
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
56
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
57
Onion
58
Corn Starch
59
Butter
60
Sweet Cream
61
Starch Blend
62
Mono And Diglycerides
63
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
64
Guar Gum
65
Organic Cultured Dextrose And Maltodextrin
66
Soybean Oil
67
Mono - And Diglycerides
68
Annatto Extract
69
Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor
70
Spice
71
Rosemary Extract
72
Canola Oil

Full Ingredient List

Whole milk, cooked cavatapi (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), pork sausage (pork, water, salt, sugar, spices, dextrose, sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, chili pepper, natural flavoring, caramel color), beef, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color), process american cheese (cultured milk, water, skim milk, cream, whey, sodium phosphates, salt, sorbic acid [preservative] annatto color, enzymes), heavy cream (cream, sodium citrate, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), water, pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, salt, milkfat, artificial color), mascarpone cheese (pasteurized cream, milk proteins, acidulate), bread crumbs (wheat flour, yeast, sugar, salt), applewood smoked bacon (bacon cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), onion, modified corn starch, butter (sweet cream, salt), starch blend (modified corn starch, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, guar gum), cultured dextrose and maltodextrin, annatto color (soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides, annatto extract), potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, salt, spice, rosemary extract (canola oil, rosemary extract).

Other products containing Acidulate

Acidulate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake

Neighbours outside Reser's Fine Foods near Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Reser's Fine Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 72-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Three Meat Macaroni & Cheese Bake's 4 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 0071117614701: 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.