Frito-Lay Company
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Frito-Lay Company, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Frito-Lay Company averages 92.2/100 across the 125 of 126 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 15.2% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 92.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 125 scored products
- 126
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 15.2%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 85%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 126 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn; Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn; Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn; 15.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 92.2/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
| Signal | Frito-Lay Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 92.2/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 126 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 15.2% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Frito-Lay Company
Frito-Lay Company: 126 products tracked, 125 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 92.2/100, 15.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Score 85-95 reflects mostly-safe profile with some flagged ingredients in specific SKUs. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Frito-Lay Company sits 0.6 points below that fleet-wide average. Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Frito-Lay Company's 15.2% flagged share is 2.8 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Frito-Lay Company processing intensity
Frito-Lay Company's NOVA-classified set is 107 products: 85% ultra-processed (Group 4, 91 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 91. That ultra-processed share sits 6.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Frito-Lay Company shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Frito-Lay Company concentrates in Snacks (11, 55% of this top-five); Pita-chips (9).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 11 | 81.8/100 | 36.4% |
| Pita-chips | 9 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Frito-Lay Company's 15.2% flagged share is measured across 125 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Frito-Lay Company flagged share vs large-brand cohort
15.2% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
15% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. 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
- 0%–10%
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- 10%–20%
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- 20%–30%
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- 30%–40%
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- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (92.2/100) summarizes 125 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Frito-Lay Company product score distribution
Brand average 92.2/100 across 125 scored products
92 14th percentile sits above 14% of the 125 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored 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
- 0–10
- 3 scored products (2%)
- 10–20
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 20–30
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 7 scored products (6%)
- 70–80
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 80–90
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 2 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 106 scored products (85%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Frito-Lay Company relies most on Red 40, an industry staple
Across the 125 Frito-Lay Company products scored here, Red 40 appears in 12. It is used by 2,397 other brands in this database (6.8% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Frito-Lay Company products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | 12 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 12 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 5 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 4 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 3 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
| Caramel Coloring | 2 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| TBHQ | 2 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Frito-Lay Company records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (17 ingredients and 100/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 17 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (6). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn: 16 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn: 17 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Nut Harvest, Nut & Chocolate Mix: 17 resolved ingredients, 10/100, 4 flagged.
- Funyuns, Steakhouse Onion, Onion Flavored Rings: 32 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Baken-Ets, Chicharrones Fried Pork Skins, Hot'N Spicy: 17 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Turbos Flamas: 32 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Doritos Flames Tortilla Chips: 17 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Cacahuates Peanuts: 15 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Sabritas, Doritos, Rolled Flavored Tortilla Chips, Chile Limon: 15 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Turbos Flamas: 16 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Flavored Corn Snacks: 17 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Flavored corn snacks: 32 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Chester's, Flavored Popcorn, Butter: 14 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Chester's, Flavored Popcorn, Butter: 14 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Snickerdodle: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Grandma's, Snickerdoodle Cookies: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Nut Harvest, Toffee Glazed Nut Mix: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Nut Harvest, Nut Mix, Toffee Glazed: 17 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Funyuns, Rings, Onion: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sabritas Abobadas Potato Chips 7 Ounce Plastic Bag: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baked pita thins: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Real Cheese Puffs: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Onion flavored rings: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Grandma's, Mini Cookies, Chocolate Chip: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Onion Flavored Rings: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Shrimp Chips: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sabritas: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sabritas cacahuates crunchy coated: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Onion Flavored Rings: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Cheese Flavored Snacks: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Stacy's, Multigrain Pita Chips: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bagel Chips: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Grandma's, Mini Sandwich Cremes Cookies, Peanut Butter: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Banana Nut Bakery Crisps Snack: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Frosted Cookies: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Baken-Ets, Tender Cracklins, Traditional: 1 resolved ingredient, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Flamin hot onion flavored rings: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Popcorn: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Funyuns, Funyuns Onion Flavored Rings Chile Limon Flavored, Chile Limon Flavored: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Delight Air Popped Popcorn: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Stacy's, Pita Chips: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chester's, Corn & Potato Snacks, Flamin' Hot: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Rings: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pita Chips Cinnamon Sugar: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Funyuns, Chile Limon, Onion Flavored Rings: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Stacy's, Simply Naked, Pretzel Thins, Original: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sunflower Seeds: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sunflower Seeds: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sabritas, Doritos, Tortilla Chips: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Frito-Lay Company
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 76 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Frito-Lay Company: closest on tracked product count (126 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (92.2/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frito-Lay Company food safe? ▼
Frito-Lay Company has an average safety score of 92/100 across the 125 of 126 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 15.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Frito-Lay Company products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 126 Frito-Lay Company products. 125 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 1 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Frito-Lay Company catalog? ▼
Frito-Lay Company has 107 NOVA-classified products; 85% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 91 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Frito-Lay Company catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Frito-Lay Company concentrates in Snacks (11, 55% of this top-five); Pita-chips (9).
Does Frito-Lay Company use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Frito-Lay Company items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Frito-Lay Company profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Pop Works & Company, Birthday Cake Popcorn, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Red 40 appears in 12 scored Frito-Lay Company products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Frito-Lay Company's 92.2/100 average and 15.2% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
