Chunky baked potato with cheddar & bacon bits soup
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Chunky baked potato with cheddar & bacon bits soup 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.
What the Data Says About
Chunky baked potato with cheddar & bacon bits soup 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, Chunky baked potato with cheddar & bacon bits soup 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| 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 | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Chicken broth, potatoes, baked potatoes, cream, soybean oil, contains less than 2% of: modified food starch, white cheddar cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, disodium phosphate), pasteurized processed american cheese (cheddar cheese, [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes]. cream, nonfat dry milk, salt, sodium phosphate), bacon bits (bacon cured with water, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate and/or sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, may contain: natural flavor, potassium chloride, sugar, dextrose, brown sugar), salt, butter (cream, salt), wheat flour, dehydrated onions, bacon cheese type flavoring (maltodextrin, yeast extract, salt, natural flavor, modified cornstarch, cheddar and romano cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], sunflower oil and soy lecithin), monosodium glutamate, soy protein concentrate, sugar, onion powder, dehydrated potatoes, garlic powder, baked potato flavoring (water, potato flour, salt, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, natural flavor), dehydrated parsley, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate.
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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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