Safe

Feta Cheese

by Nikos

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0711565168448 · Serving size 28 g

The verdict

Feta Cheese by Nikos scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 5 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 5-component label led by Feta Cheese, Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 5 analyzed
Group 3
Processed foods
E
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.

65168448 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Feta Cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-SHORT 5 ing. REG-PART 40% reg. NOVA-G3 G3 processed NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-LONG Len top 74% LEAD-RARE Natamycin PHOTO-FINISH CHUNKY SALSA MEDIUM · ±0 BOOK-OFF …168448 · July 2026

Feta Cheese screens 100/100 with 0 flagged of 5 parsed ingredients. 2 of 5 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Natamycin). Derived index from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating; see methodology. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: CHUNKY SALSA MEDIUM (0 pts).

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.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Feta Cheese100/1002. CHUNKY SALSA MEDIUM100/1003. The Original Picante Sauce100/1004. Medium original picante s…100/1005. Smooth salsa con queso100/100
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score for Feta Cheese (100/100 here).
Chart values as text

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

Feta Cheese
100/100
CHUNKY SALSA MEDIUM
100/100
The Original Picante Sauce
100/100
Medium original picante sa…
100/100
Smooth salsa con queso
100/100

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. Feta Cheese scores 2.2 points above that category average (100/100 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

Feta Cheese lists 5 ingredients on its label

5 26th percentile a longer ingredient list than 26% of the 21,438 products we track

0–2: 120 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,801 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,714 products (22%). This entry sits in this band. 6–8: 2,694 products (13%). Above this entry. 8–10: 1,997 products (9%). Above this entry. 10–12: 1,879 products (9%). Above this entry. 12–14: 1,735 products (8%). Above this entry. 14–16: 1,640 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 1,263 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 840 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 486 products (2%). Above this entry. 22–24: 303 products (1%). Above this entry. 24–26: 227 products (1%). Above this entry. 26–28: 152 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 122 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 115 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 80 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 58 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 45 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 33 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 134 products (1%). Above this entry. 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: 5 (26th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
120 products (1%)
2–4
2,801 products (13%)
4–6
4,714 products (22%)
6–8
2,694 products (13%)
8–10
1,997 products (9%)
10–12
1,879 products (9%)
12–14
1,735 products (8%)
14–16
1,640 products (8%)
16–18
1,263 products (6%)
18–20
840 products (4%)
20–22
486 products (2%)
22–24
303 products (1%)
24–26
227 products (1%)
26–28
152 products (1%)
28–30
122 products (1%)
30–32
115 products (1%)
32–34
80 products (0%)
34–36
58 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.

Full Ingredient List

FETA CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), NATAMYCIN.

Categories

Dairies Fermented foods Fermented milk products Cheeses Greek cheeses Feta Feta blocs

High-score cross-brand comparables for Feta Cheese

Neighbours outside Nikos with screening scores in the same high band as Feta Cheese (100/100 here). The More-from block above stays brand-local.

Barcode 0711565168448: 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.