Safe

Baked Macaroni And Cheese

by Ukrop's Homestyle Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0722515248790 · Ukrop's Homestyle Foods · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0722515248790 · Serving size 1 cup (190 g)

The verdict

Baked Macaroni And Cheese by Ukrop's Homestyle Foods scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 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 43-component record, beginning with Macaroni, Semolina, Iron. 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 43 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

15248790 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Baked Macaroni And Cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 24% LEAD-RARE Natamycin PHOTO-FINISH Grilled Salmon · ±0 BOOK-OFF …248790 · July 2026

12 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Natamycin). Source sheet 15248790 · 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: Grilled Salmon · Nearest score peer is Grilled Salmon 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.

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. Baked Macaroni And Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Baked Macaroni And Cheese100/1002. Grilled Salmon: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Grilled Salmon100/1003. Traditional Macaroni And Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Traditional Macaroni And …100/1004. Homestyle Mashed Potatoes: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Homestyle Mashed Potatoes100/1005. Green Beans Almondine: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Green Beans Almondine100/100
High-band neighbours for Baked Macaroni And Cheese (100/100) outside Ukrop's Homestyle Foods.
Chart values as text

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

Baked Macaroni And Cheese
100/100
Grilled Salmon
100/100
Traditional Macaroni And Cheese
100/100
Homestyle Mashed Potatoes
100/100
Green Beans Almondine
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. Baked Macaroni And Cheese 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

Baked Macaroni And Cheese lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 76th percentile a longer ingredient list than 76% 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%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 43 (76th 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
Macaroni
2
Semolina
3
Iron
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Thiamin Mononitrate
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Milk
9
Cheddar Cheese
10
Cultured Milk
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Enzymes
13
Annatto For Color
14
Potato Starch And Cellulose Powder
15
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
16
Nonfat Milk And Milkfat
17
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
18
Milk Protein Concentrate
19
Sodium Phosphate
20
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
21
Whey Protein
22
Concentrate
23
Calcium Phosphate
24
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
25
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
26
Sodium Alginate
27
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
28
Sodium Citrate
29
Cheese Culture
30
Apocarotenal And Annatto For Color
31
Water
32
Panko Bread Crumbs
33
Wheat Flour
34
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Yeast
36
Soybean Oil
37
Butter
38
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
39
Onion Powder
40
Pepper
41
Garlic Powder
42
Paprika
43
Cayenne Pepper

Full Ingredient List

Macaroni (semolina, iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), milk, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto for color, potato starch and cellulose powder, natamycin), processed cheese product (nonfat milk and milkfat, whey, milk protein concentrate, milk, sodium phosphate, maltodextrin, salt, whey protein, concentrate, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, sorbic acid, sodium alginate, citric acid, sodium citrate, cheese culture, enzymes, apocarotenal and annatto for color), water, panko bread crumbs (wheat flour, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, salt), butter, cornstarch, salt, onion powder, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper.

Categories

Meals Pasta dishes Macaroni and cheese

High-score cross-brand comparables for Baked Macaroni And Cheese

Neighbours outside Ukrop's Homestyle Foods with screening scores in the same high band as Baked Macaroni And Cheese (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ukrop's Homestyle Foods; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Baked Macaroni And Cheese has a longer ingredient list than 76% of its Meals category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0722515248790: 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.