Safe

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni

by Hamburger Helper

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0652729710748 · Hamburger Helper · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0652729710748 · Serving size 1 serving (34 g)

The verdict

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni by Hamburger Helper scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 36-component record, beginning with Enriched Macaroni, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 36 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0652729710748
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

29710748 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 36% LEAD-RARE Ferrous Sulfate PHOTO-FINISH Tuna Creamy Broccoli · ±0 BOOK-OFF …710748 · July 2026

12 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Ferrous Sulfate). Source sheet 29710748 · 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: Tuna Creamy Broccoli · Nearest score peer is Tuna Creamy Broccoli 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.

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. Double Cheeseburger Macaroni: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Double Cheeseburger Macar…100/1002. Tuna Creamy Broccoli: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Tuna Creamy Broccoli100/1003. Tuna helper: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Tuna helper100/1004. Pasta salad: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pasta salad100/1005. Suddenly! Pasta Salad classic: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Suddenly! Pasta Salad cla…100/100
High-band neighbours for Double Cheeseburger Macaroni (100/100) outside Hamburger Helper.
Chart values as text

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

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni
100/100
Tuna Creamy Broccoli
100/100
Tuna helper
100/100
Pasta salad
100/100
Suddenly! Pasta Salad classic
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Double Cheeseburger Macaroni scores 6.4 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Meals products

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 64th percentile a longer ingredient list than 64% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Above this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 36 (64th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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

1
Enriched Macaroni
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Vegetable Oil
12
Canola
13
Soybean
14
Organic Sunflower
15
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
16
Cheddar & Blue Cheeses
17
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
18
Enzymes
19
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
20
Nonfat Milk
21
Natural Flavors
22
Color
23
And Yellow 5 & 6
24
Yellow Lakes 5 & 6
25
Annatto & Turmeric Extract
26
Dairy Solids
27
Tomatoes
28
Onion
29
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Spices
32
Yeast Extract
33
Monoglycerides. Dried
34
Milk
35
Wheat. May Also Contain Egg
36
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Enriched Macaroni (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cornstarch, Salt, wheat flour, Sugar, Contains 2% or less of: Vegetable Oil (Canola, Soybean, and/or Sunflower), Whey, Cheddar & Blue Cheeses* (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Maltodextrin, Nonfat Milk*, Salt, Natural Flavors, Color (Yellow 5 & 6, yellow lakes 5 & 6, Annatto & Turmeric Extract), Dairy Solids, Tomatoes*, Onion*, Citric Acid, Garlic*, Spices, Yeast Extract, Monoglycerides. *Dried CONTAINS MILK, WHEAT. MAY ALSO CONTAIN EGG, SOY.

Other products containing Wheat. May Also Contain Egg

Wheat. May Also Contain Egg is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Double Cheeseburger Macaroni

Neighbours outside Hamburger Helper with screening scores in the same high band as Double Cheeseburger Macaroni (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hamburger Helper; these peers cross brands.

Trace this label’s coverage

Trace this label’s coverage

12 of 36 parsed ingredients on Double Cheeseburger Macaroni match at least one source registry. Use the ingredient records to see which entries carry source context and which remain unmatched.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0652729710748: 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.