Uncle Ray's
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Uncle Ray's, 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
Uncle Ray's averages 71.6/100 across the 46 of 57 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 34.8% 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.
- 71.6/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 46 scored products
- 57
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 34.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 80%
- 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 57 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips; Nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips, nacho cheese; Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips; 34.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 71.6/100. 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 | Uncle Ray's | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 71.6/100 | Mid-range |
| Products tracked | 57 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 34.8% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Uncle Ray's
Uncle Ray's: 57 products tracked, 46 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 71.6/100, 34.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
34.8% of the scored Uncle Ray's products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. That distribution is the primary finding; the average does not make those affected formulations "mostly safe." Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Uncle Ray's sits 21.2 points below that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Uncle Ray's processing intensity
Uncle Ray's's NOVA-classified set is 45 products: 80% ultra-processed (Group 4, 36 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 36. That ultra-processed share sits 1.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Uncle Ray's shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Uncle Ray's concentrates in Snacks (27, 82% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (5); Meals (1).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 27 | 59.1/100 | 51.9% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 5 | 80/100 | 20% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (71.6/100) summarizes 46 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.
Uncle Ray's product score distribution
Brand average 71.6/100 across 46 scored products
72 32nd percentile sits above 32% of the 46 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
- 11 scored products (24%)
- 20–30
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 50–60
- 2 scored products (4%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (2%)
- 100 and above
- 30 scored products (65%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Uncle Ray's relies most on Yellow 5, an industry staple
Across the 46 Uncle Ray's products scored here, Yellow 5 appears in 12. It is used by 2,320 other brands in this database (6.6% 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 | Uncle Ray's products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow 5 | 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) |
| BHA | 6 | Restricted: California (warning required under Prop 65) |
| Red 40 | 6 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| BHT | 2 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Blue 1 | 2 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
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 46 concern-sorted Uncle Ray's 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
- 46
- Median label
- 17 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (9). 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
- Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips: 36 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips, nacho cheese: 49 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 9 flagged.
- Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips: 44 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, cheese curls, hot crunchy: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, potato chips, cheddar & sour cream: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, potato chips, cheddar & sour cream: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Beyond Good!, Potato Chips, Cheddar: 42 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Cheese Flavored Puffers: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Cheese Flavored Puffers: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Puffers: 23 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Puffers, cheese: 22 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Crunchy Curls: 24 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, hot fries corn & potato snack: 23 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Corn & potato snacks, hot fries: 23 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, hot flavored potato chips: 21 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Sweet Black Pepper Bacon: 23 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, potato chips: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, potato chips: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sour Cream & Onion Flavored: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, yellow round tortilla chips: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ripple Potato Chips: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, potato chips: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, beyond good!, potato chips, hot piquante: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beyond Good!, Potato Chips: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Kosher Dill: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, no salt added potato chips: 4 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato chips croustilles: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beyond Good!, Potato Chips, Bar-B-Q: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, potato chips croustilles: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beyond Good!, Potato Chips, Bar-B-Q: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Onion Rings, Onion: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Uncle ray's, corn chips: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ripple: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips, Salt & Vinegar: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips, Chipotle & Jack Cheese: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips, Pepperoni Pizza: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips, Buffalo Wings: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips, Cheesy Garlic Bread: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 20 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Uncle Ray's
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 7 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 Uncle Ray's: closest on tracked product count (57 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (71.6/100 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 Uncle Ray's food safe? ▼
Uncle Ray's has an average safety score of 72/100 across the 46 of 57 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 34.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Uncle Ray's products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 57 Uncle Ray's products. 46 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 11 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Uncle Ray's catalog? ▼
Uncle Ray's has 45 NOVA-classified products; 80% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 36 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Uncle Ray's catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Uncle Ray's concentrates in Snacks (27, 82% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (5); Meals (1).
Does Uncle Ray's use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Uncle Ray's 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 Uncle Ray's 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 Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (9) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Yellow 5 appears in 12 scored Uncle Ray's products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Uncle Ray's's 71.6/100 average and 34.8% 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.
