Safe

Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino

by Mil Lel

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

Barcode 9311482013794

The verdict

Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino by Mil Lel scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 15 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 15-component label led by Parmesan Cheese, Pasteurised 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 15 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
9311482013794
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.

82013794 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 15 ing. REG-SPARSE 7% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 22% LEAD-FLAG Salt PHOTO-FINISH The Vintage Cheddar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …013794 · July 2026

Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino screens 100/100 with zero caution flags on 15 parsed ingredients. 1 of 15 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Salt). Derived from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp · Nearest score peer is The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp 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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino: 100/1001. Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pe…100/1002. The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp: 100/1002. The Vintage Cheddar Extra…100/1003. Chicken & Dumplings: 100/1003. Chicken & Dumplings100/1004. Tamale pie: 100/1004. Tamale pie100/1005. Sutton & Dodge, Eye Of Round Steak: 100/1005. Sutton & Dodge, Eye Of Ro…100/100
High-band neighbours for Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino (100/100) outside Mil Lel.
Chart values as text

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

Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino
100/100
The Vintage Cheddar Extra Sharp
100/100
Chicken & Dumplings
100/100
Tamale pie
100/100
Sutton & Dodge, Eye Of Round Steak
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. Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino 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

Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino lists 15 ingredients on its label

15 78th percentile a longer ingredient list than 78% of the 21,438 products 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%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 1,261 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 841 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 481 products (2%). Above this entry. 22–24: 303 products (1%). Above this entry. 24–26: 228 products (1%). Above this entry. 26–28: 151 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 122 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 115 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 81 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 57 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: 15 (78th 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.

Full Ingredient List

Parmesan cheese (74%) (pasteurised milk, salt, mineral salt (509), enzymes (animal rennet animal lipase), preservatives [235, 1105 (99)), starter cultures (milk)}, pecorino cheese (25%) [pasteurised milk, salt, mineral salt (509), enzymes (animal rennet, animal lipase), preservative (235), starter cultures (milk)], anti-caking agent (460). CONTAINS: Milk, egg. KEEP REFRIGERATED AT OR BELOW 5 C ONCE OPENED BEST CONSUMED WITHIN 14 DAYS.

Categories

Dairies Fermented foods Fermented milk products Cheeses

High-score cross-brand comparables for Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino

Neighbours outside Mil Lel with screening scores in the same high band as Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino (100/100 here). No other Mil Lel products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Salt is the first flagged ingredient selected from Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 15-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Salt. Open Salt
  • Compare Extra Sharp Parmesan & Pecorino's 0 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 9311482013794: 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.