Caution

Pimento Cheese Dip

by Fresh From Meijer

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0708820652798 · Fresh From Meijer · Dairies. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0708820652798 · Serving size Tablespoons

The verdict

Pimento Cheese Dip by Fresh From Meijer scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 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 59-component record, beginning with Cheddar Cheese, Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 59 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

20652798 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pimento Cheese Dip label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Flavored tortilla chips · ±0 BOOK-OFF …652798 · July 2026

17 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 20652798 · 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: Flavored tortilla chips · Nearest score peer is Flavored tortilla chips 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.

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. Pimento Cheese Dip: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pimento Cheese Dip75/1002. Flavored tortilla chips: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Flavored tortilla chips75/1003. Break 'N Bake Cookie Dough: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Break 'N Bake Cookie Dough75/1004. Meijer, mini candy canes, peppermint: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Meijer, mini candy canes,…75/1005. Soda: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Soda75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pimento Cheese Dip (75/100 on 59 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pimento Cheese Dip
75/100
Flavored tortilla chips
75/100
Break 'N Bake Cookie Dough
75/100
Meijer, mini candy canes, peppermint
75/100
Soda
75/100

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. Pimento Cheese Dip scores 22.8 points below that category average (75/100 vs. 97.8/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Dairies products

Pimento Cheese Dip lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 59 (100th 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cheddar Cheese
2
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Enzymes
5
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
6
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Corn Starch
8
Dried Cream Cheese
9
Pasteurized Milk
10
Cream
11
Cheese Cultures
12
Stabilizers
13
Carob Bean Gum
14
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
15
Guar Gum
16
Pimento
17
Peppers
18
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
19
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
20
Sharp Cheddar
21
Cheese Culture
22
Water
23
Mayonnaise
24
Soybean Oil
25
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
26
Egg Yolks
27
Distilled Vinegar
28
Cider Vinegar
29
Spice
30
Calcium Disodium Edta
31
Seasoning
32
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Dried Vinegar
34
Corn Starch
35
Eggs
36
Natural Flavor
37
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
40
Pickled Jalapeño
41
Dried Jalapeño Pepper
42
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
43
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
44
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
45
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
46
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
47
Lemon Juice
48
Filtered Water
49
Lemon Juice Concentrate
50
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
51
Apple Juice
52
Granulated Garlic
53
Onion Powder
54
Paprika
55
Kosher Salt
56
Crushed Red Pepper
57
Milk
58
Egg
59
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto), potato starch, corn starch, cream cheese (pasteurized milk, cream, cheese cultures, salt, stabilizers (carob bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum)), pimento (peppers, citric acid, calcium chloride), sharp cheddar (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, enzymes, salt, annatto, water), mayonnaise (soybean oil, corn syrup, water, egg yolks, distilled vinegar, cider vinegar, salt, spice, calcium disodium EDTA), seasoning (water, soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, modified corn starch, eggs, salt, natural flavor, mustard flour, potassium sorbate), dried garlic, pickled jalapeño (jalapeño pepper, water, vinegar, salt, malic acid, lactic acid, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate), yellow 5, sugar, lemon juice (filtered water, lemon juice concentrate, sodium bisulfite), cider vinegar (apple juice, water), granulated garlic, onion powder, paprika, kosher salt, crushed red pepper, potassium sorbate, citric acid. Contains: milk, egg, soy.

Categories

Dairies Fermented foods Fermented milk products Cheeses

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pimento Cheese Dip

Neighbours outside Fresh From Meijer near Pimento Cheese Dip's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Fresh From Meijer; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pimento Cheese Dip's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare Pimento Cheese Dip'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 0708820652798: 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.