Sun Chips
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Sun Chips, 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
Sun Chips averages 100.0/100 across the 54 of 97 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 0.0% 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.
- 100.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 54 scored products
- 97
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 0.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 92.6%
- 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 97 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Chips; 100% Whole Grain And Sweet Potato Snacks, Brown Sugar; Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar Flavored; 0.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 100.0/100. 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.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 54 of 97 tracked Sun Chips records (55.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 43 cannot be screened, so the 100.0/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Sun Chips
Sun Chips: 97 products tracked, 54 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 100.0/100, 0.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 55.7% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Sun Chips's 0.0% flagged share is 18 points below that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Sun Chips processing intensity
Sun Chips's NOVA-classified set is 54 products: 92.6% ultra-processed (Group 4, 50 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 50. That ultra-processed share sits 14.3 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Sun Chips shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Sun Chips concentrates in Snacks (38, 78% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (6); Chips (2); Chips and fries (2); Sun-chips (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 34 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 6 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Chips | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
| Chips and fries | 2 | 100/100 | 0% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Sun Chips's 0.0% flagged share is measured across 54 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.
Sun Chips flagged share vs large-brand cohort
0.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
0% 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%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 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 (100.0/100) summarizes 54 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.
Sun Chips product score distribution
Brand average 100.0/100 across 54 scored products
100 50th percentile sits above 50% of the 54 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
- 100 and above
- 54 scored products (100%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
No flagged ingredients across Sun Chips
None of the 54 Sun Chips products scored here list an ingredient flagged by the FDA, by CSPI's Chemical Cuisine ratings, or by a US state ingredient law. Among the 1,987 brands with 20 or more scored products, 74.6% carry at least one flag, so this puts Sun Chips in the minority. It reflects the ingredient lists on file rather than a certification, and a product added later could change it.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Sun Chips 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 (28.5 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
- 28.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Chips, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (0). 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
- Chips: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Whole Grain And Sweet Potato Snacks, Brown Sugar: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar Flavored: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Harvest Cheddar: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- French Onion Flavored Sun Chips: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Garden Salsa Flavored: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Garden Salsa Flavored: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- French Onion: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Original: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Sun Chips: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Whole Grain Snacks, Harvest Cheddar: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Multigrain Snacks: 19 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Whole Grain Snacks, Harvest Cheddar: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Garden Salsa Flavored Sun Chips: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Original: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- FRENCH ONION FLAVORED Sun Chips: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Multigrain Chips, Sea Salted: 10 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Multigrain Snacks, Harvest Cheddar: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Whole Grain Snacks, Harvest Cheddar: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Garden Salsa: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips - Harvest Cheddar: 22 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sweet & Spicy Bbq Flavored 100% Whole Grain Snacks, Sweet & Spicy Bbq: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Sun Chips: 32 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Garden Salsa: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Multigrain Snacks, French Onion, French Onion: 28 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar, Multigrain, Multigrain: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Chili Lime: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie & Whole Grain Snacks, Tomato, Basil & Cheese: 34 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie & Whole Grain Snacks, Farmhouse Ranch: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie & Whole Grain Snacks, Farmhouse Ranch: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Whole Grain Snacks, Harvest Cheddar: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Grain Snacks, Organic: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie & Whole Grain Snacks, Spring Herb & Parmesan: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie & Whole Grain Snacks, Farmhouse Ranch: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie Harvest, Jalapeno & Jack: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Whole Grain And Sweet Potato Snacks: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Fiber Southwestern Queso: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips Fiber Spicy Jalapeño: 21 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Organic chili lime: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sun Chips minis Garden Salsa: 29 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Garden Salsa Flavored Sun Chips: 27 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Chips: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Sun Chips: 30 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Whole Grain Snacks: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- 100% Whole Grain Garden Salsa: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey BBQ: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Harvest Cheddar Flavored Sun Chips: 31 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Honey BBQ Flavored Whole Grain Snacks: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Sun Chips
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 47 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 Sun Chips: closest on tracked product count (97 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (100/100 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 Sun Chips food safe? ▼
Sun Chips has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 54 of 97 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. None of the scored products contain flagged ingredients.
How many Sun Chips products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 97 Sun Chips products. 54 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 43 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Sun Chips catalog? ▼
Sun Chips has 54 NOVA-classified products; 92.6% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 50 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Sun Chips catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Sun Chips concentrates in Snacks (38, 78% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (6); Chips (2); Chips and fries (2); Sun-chips (1).
Does Sun Chips use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Sun Chips 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 Sun Chips 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 Chips, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (0) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Compare Sun Chips's 100.0/100 average and 0.0% 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.
