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Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices

by Go Veggie!

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077172667539 · Go Veggie! · Dairies. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077172667539 · Serving size 1 SLICE (17 g)

The verdict

Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices by Go Veggie! scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Water, Casein, Milk Protein. 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 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

72667539 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Zymbom, Energy Drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …667539 · July 2026

12 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 72667539 · 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: Zymbom, Energy Drink With Taurine · Nearest score peer is Zymbom, Energy Drink With Taurine 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Go Veggie!, Pasteurized P…95/1002. Zymbom, Energy Drink With Taurine: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Zymbom, Energy Drink With…95/1003. Cj, Korean Bbq Original Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cj, Korean Bbq Original S…95/1004. Potstickers: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Potstickers95/1005. Mandu Pork & Vegetable Dumplings: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mandu Pork & Vegetable Du…95/100
High-band neighbours for Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices (95/100) outside Go Veggie!.
Chart values as text

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

Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices
95/100
Zymbom, Energy Drink With Taurine
95/100
Cj, Korean Bbq Original Sauce
95/100
Potstickers
95/100
Mandu Pork & Vegetable Dumplings
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 23,001 products we've scored in the Dairies category, the average safety score is 97.8/100. Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices scores 2.8 points below that category average (95/100 vs. 97.8/100), 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 Dairies products

Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 21,438 products we track

0–2: 120 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,805 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,714 products (22%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,694 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,996 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,884 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,734 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,639 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 1,261 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 841 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 481 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 303 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 228 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 151 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 122 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 115 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 81 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 57 products (0%). Below this entry. 36–38: 45 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 33 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 134 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Dairies 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

21,438 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 41 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
120 products (1%)
2–4
2,805 products (13%)
4–6
4,714 products (22%)
6–8
2,694 products (13%)
8–10
1,996 products (9%)
10–12
1,884 products (9%)
12–14
1,734 products (8%)
14–16
1,639 products (8%)
16–18
1,261 products (6%)
18–20
841 products (4%)
20–22
481 products (2%)
22–24
303 products (1%)
24–26
228 products (1%)
26–28
151 products (1%)
28–30
122 products (1%)
30–32
115 products (1%)
32–34
81 products (0%)
34–36
57 products (0%)
36–38
45 products (0%)
38–40
33 products (0%)
40 and above
134 products (1%)

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 21,438 Dairies 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 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Casein
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
3
Milk Protein
4
Canola Oil
5
Sodium Phosphate
6
Jalapeno Pepper
7
Percent Or Less Of Calcium Phosphate
8
Enzyme Modified Cheese
9
Milk
10
Cream
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Enzymes
13
Sodium Citrate
14
Cheese Culture
15
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
16
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
17
Non-dairy
18
Rice Flour
19
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Jalapeno Puree
21
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
22
Natural Flavor
23
Soy Flour
24
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
25
Preservative
26
Dried Vinegar
27
Carotenal
28
Color
29
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
30
Mono And Diglycerides
31
Vitamin E
32
Vitamin C
33
Ferric Orthophosphate
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
36
Vitamin B6
37
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
38
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Vitamin B2
40
Vitamin D3
41
Vitamin B12

Full Ingredient List

Water, casein* (milk protein), canola oil, sodium phosphate, jalapeno pepper, contains 2 percent or less of calcium phosphate, enzyme modified cheese* (milk, cream, salt, enzymes, sodium citrate, cheese culture), rice starch, lactic acid (non-dairy), organic rice flour, sea salt, jalapeno puree, carrageenan, milk*, salt, cream*, natural flavor, organic soy flour, sorbic acid (preservative), vinegar, carotenal (color), acetic acid, mono and diglycerides, vitamin e, vitamin c, ferric orthophosphate, enzymes, cheese culture, vitamin a palmitate, calcium chloride, vitamin b6, folic acid, riboflavin (vitamin b2), vitamin d3, vitamin b12.

Categories

Dairies Fermented foods Fermented milk products Cheeses

High-score cross-brand comparables for Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices

Neighbours outside Go Veggie! with screening scores in the same high band as Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Go Veggie!; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Go Veggie!, Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Alternative, Cheddar Slices'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 0077172667539: 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.