Safe

Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms

by Beecher's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0782045113531 · Beecher's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0782045113531 · Serving size 1 cup (225 g)

The verdict

Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms by Beecher's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 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 58-component record, beginning with Penne Rigate, Durum Wheat Semolina, 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 58 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.

45113531 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-SPARSE 17% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-RARE Rice Starch PHOTO-FINISH FLAGSHIP · ±0 BOOK-OFF …113531 · July 2026

10 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Rice Starch). Source sheet 45113531 · 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: FLAGSHIP · Nearest score peer is FLAGSHIP 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. Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mac & cheese with savory …100/1002. FLAGSHIP: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. FLAGSHIP100/1003. Salmon, oats & squash Blenderized Whole Meal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Salmon, oats & squash Ble…100/1004. Beef potatoes and spinach: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Beef potatoes and spinach100/1005. Mommy And Me Sweet Treats, Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups, Chocolate Chip: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mommy And Me Sweet Treats…100/100
High-band neighbours for Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms (100/100) outside Beecher's.
Chart values as text

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

Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms
100/100
FLAGSHIP
100/100
Salmon, oats & squash Blenderized Whole Meal
100/100
Beef potatoes and spinach
100/100
Mommy And Me Sweet Treats, Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups, Chocolate Chip
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms scores 7.1 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 58 (87th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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
Penne Rigate
2
Durum Wheat Semolina
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Iron
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
Water
9
Milk
10
Vitamin D3 Added
11
Cooked Seasoned Pork
12
Pork
13
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Olive Oil
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Lemon Juice
17
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
19
Black Pepper
20
Oregano
21
Organic Basil
22
Cayenne Pepper
23
Dehydrated Parsley
24
Onion
25
Flagship Cheese
26
Pasteurized Milk
27
Culture
28
Enzymes
29
Mushrooms
30
Smoked Flagship Cheese
31
Including Smoke
32
Just Jack Cheese
33
Butter
34
Cream
35
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
36
Seasoning Blend
37
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
38
Lemon Peel
39
Onion
40
Chili Powder
41
Rosemary
42
Anise Seed
43
Fennel Seed
44
Black Tea
45
Rice Flour
46
Chipotle Puree
47
Chipotle Peppers
48
Tomato Paste
49
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
50
Dried Vinegar
51
Sunflower Seed Oil
52
Paprika
53
Corn Starch
54
Spices
55
Bay Leaves
56
Thyme
57
Cumin
58
Celery Seed

Full Ingredient List

Penne rigate (durum wheat semolina [niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water), milk (vitamin d3 added), cooked seasoned pork (pork, water, potato starch, olive oil, salt, lemon juice, dextrose, dehydrated garlic, black pepper, oregano, basil, cayenne pepper, parsley, dehydrated onion), flagship cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes), mushrooms, smoked flagship cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes, natural smoke), just jack cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes), butter (cream, salt), water, rice starch, seasoning blend (salt, garlic, lemon peel, onion, chili powder, black pepper, rosemary, anise seed, fennel seed, black tea), rice flour, chipotle puree (chipotle peppers, water, tomato paste, onion, sugar, may contain 2% or less of salt, vinegar, sunflower seed oil, paprika, garlic, corn starch, spices [oregano, bay leaves, thyme, cumin, celery seed]), parsley, salt, dehydrated garlic.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms

Neighbours outside Beecher's with screening scores in the same high band as Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Beecher's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Mac & cheese with savory pork and mushrooms has a longer ingredient list than 87% of its Frozen foods 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 0782045113531: 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.