Utz Quality Foods Inc.
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Utz Quality Foods Inc., 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
Utz Quality Foods Inc. averages 99.8/100 across the 30 of 30 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 3.3% 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.
- 99.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 30 scored products
- 30
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 3.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 66.7%
- 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
Look for consistency across the range
The catalog shows a small but varied range led by Zapp's, Kettle Style Potato Chips, Sizzling Steak; Salt’n Vinegar Potato Chips; Veggie Straws. Across 30 tracked products, the mean is 99.8/100 and 3.3% carry a separately flagged ingredient. That is enough to compare formulations inside this captured range, but not enough to assume every current package matches. Start with the lowest-scoring product rows and confirm the ingredient panel when a specific additive matters.
| Signal | Utz Quality Foods Inc. | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avg safety score | 99.8/100 | Above-average |
| Products tracked | 30 | OpenFoodFacts US index |
| Flagged ingredients | 3.3% | FDA SAFFA + CSPI flag overlap |
What the Data Says About Utz Quality Foods Inc.
Utz Quality Foods Inc.: 30 products tracked, 30 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 99.8/100, 3.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Utz Quality Foods Inc.'s labelled portfolio averages at least 95/100 in this snapshot. Open the individual rows before extending that aggregate to a specific package or formulation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Across the 894,137 products we index overall, the average safety score is 92.8/100, and Utz Quality Foods Inc. sits 7 points above that fleet-wide average.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Utz Quality Foods Inc. processing intensity
Utz Quality Foods Inc.'s NOVA-classified set is 30 products: 66.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 20 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 20. That ultra-processed share sits 11.6 points below the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Utz Quality Foods Inc. shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Utz Quality Foods Inc. concentrates in Snacks (14, 82% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (3).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 14 | 99.6/100 | 7.1% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 3 | 100/100 | 0% |
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (99.8/100) summarizes 30 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.
Utz Quality Foods Inc. product score distribution
Brand average 99.8/100 across 30 scored products
100 2nd percentile sits above 2% of the 30 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
- 90–100
- 1 scored products (3%)
- 100 and above
- 29 scored products (97%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Utz Quality Foods Inc. relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 30 Utz Quality Foods Inc. products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 1. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% 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 | Utz Quality Foods Inc. products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 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 30 concern-sorted Utz Quality Foods Inc. 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 (13.5 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
- 30
- Median label
- 13.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 100/100
The outlined point is Zapp's, Kettle Style Potato Chips, Sizzling Steak, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (1). 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
- Zapp's, Kettle Style Potato Chips, Sizzling Steak: 27 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Salt’n Vinegar Potato Chips: 8 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Veggie Straws: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Wavy Pit Bbq Crisp And Natural Potato Chips: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Breaded Twists, Honey Wheat Pretzels: 13 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pretzel Stix: 11 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Yellow Corn Tortillos: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Peanut Butter N Toasty Crackers: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 9 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Mini Yellow Round Tortillas: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Crab Cheese Balls: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ripple Cut Potato Chips: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Shoestring Potato Snacks: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ripples Crisp And Natural Potato Chips: 3 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Bachman, Pretzel Rods: 16 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Sourdough Hard Pretzels: 6 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Pretzels: 7 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Zapp's, Potato Chips: 23 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 24 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- New orleans kettle style mesquite bar-b-que potato chips, mesquite bar-b-que: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato Chips: 18 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dirty, Potato Chips, Salt & Vinegar: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Potato chips: 14 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dirty Original Recipe Potato Chips Sea Salted: 5 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dirty, Potato Chips: 15 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Dirty, Potato Chips, Mesquite Bbq: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Botanas Ventura, Regular Pork Rinds With Salsa: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Ventura 101 Snacks, Cheese Puffs: 12 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Utz Quality Foods Inc.
Showing 30 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Utz Quality Foods Inc.: closest on tracked product count (30 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (99.8/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
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 Utz Quality Foods Inc. food safe? ▼
Utz Quality Foods Inc. has an average safety score of 100/100 across the 30 of 30 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 3.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Utz Quality Foods Inc. products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 30 Utz Quality Foods Inc. products. 30 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 0 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Utz Quality Foods Inc. catalog? ▼
Utz Quality Foods Inc. has 30 NOVA-classified products; 66.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 20 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Utz Quality Foods Inc. catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Utz Quality Foods Inc. concentrates in Snacks (14, 82% of this top-five); Plant-based foods and beverages (3).
Does Utz Quality Foods Inc. use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Utz Quality Foods Inc. 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 Utz Quality Foods Inc. 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 Zapp's, Kettle Style Potato Chips, Sizzling Steak, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (1) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 1 scored Utz Quality Foods Inc. products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Utz Quality Foods Inc.'s 99.8/100 average and 3.3% 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.
