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Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups

by Market Pantry

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239977149 · Market Pantry. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239977149 · Serving size 1 cup (56 g)

The verdict

Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups by Market Pantry scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 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 36-component record, beginning with Organic Macaroni Product, Whole Wheat Flour, Enriched Durum 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 36 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0085239977149
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

3/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

39977149 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH White Fudge Covered · ±0 BOOK-OFF …977149 · July 2026

13 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 39977149 · 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: White Fudge Covered Cookies With Sprinkles · Nearest score peer is White Fudge Covered Cookies With Sprinkles 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Market pantry, swift maca…0/1002. White Fudge Covered Cookies With Sprinkles: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. White Fudge Covered Cooki…0/1003. Milk Chocolate Covered Sandwich Cookies With Festive Sprinkles: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Milk Chocolate Covered Sa…0/1004. Caramel Cashew: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Caramel Cashew0/1005. Caramel Cashew Trail Mix: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Caramel Cashew Trail Mix0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups (0/100 on 36 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups
0/100
White Fudge Covered Cookies With Sprinkles
0/100
Milk Chocolate Covered Sandwich Cookies With Festive Sprinkles
0/100
Caramel Cashew
0/100
Caramel Cashew Trail Mix
0/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 36 (91st 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 36 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Organic Macaroni Product
2
Whole Wheat Flour
3
Enriched Durum Wheat Flour
4
Durum Flour
5
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
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 Mix
11
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
12
Corn Syrup Solids
13
Palm Oil
14
Butter
15
Cream
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Natural And Artificial Flavors
18
Milk Protein Concentrate
19
Cheddar Cheese
20
Pasteurized Milk
21
Cheese Cultures
22
Enzymes
23
Medium Chain Triglycerides
24
Nonfat Dry Milk
25
Guar Gum
26
Disodium Phosphate
27
Msg
28
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Corn Starch
33
Acetylated Monoglycerides
34
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
35
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
36
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Macaroni product (whole wheat flour, enriched durum wheat flour [durum flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), cheese sauce mix (whey, corn syrup solids, palm oil, butter (cream, salt), natural and artificial flavors, salt, milk protein concentrate, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], medium chain triglycerides, nonfat dry milk, guar gum, disodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6), modified corn starch, acetylated monoglycerides, potassium chloride, maltodextrin, silicon dioxide.

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups

Neighbours outside Market Pantry in the same lower screening band as Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Market Pantry; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 36-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Market pantry, swift macaroni & cheese cups'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 0085239977149: 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.