Chex Mix Popped! Sweet & Salty Snack Mix

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Chex Mix Popped! Sweet & Salty Snack Mix receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0016000512597
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
3/4 cup (31 g) (31 g)

What the Data Says About

Chex Mix Popped! Sweet & Salty Snack Mix carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Chex Mix Popped! Sweet & Salty Snack Mix is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Chex Mix Popped! Sweet & Salty Snack Mix
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Degermed Yellow Corn Meal
3
Whole Wheat
4
Vegetable Oil
5
Soybean
6
Palm
7
Organic Sunflower
8
Corn
9
Canola
10
Rice Bran
11
Popcorn
12
Enriched Flour
13
Wheat Flour
14
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Iron
16
Thiamin Mononitrate
17
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
19
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
20
Or Less Of: High Fructose Corn Syrup
21
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Brown Sugar
23
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Molasses
25
Soy Lecithin
26
Distilled Monoglycerides
27
Baking Soda
28
Yeast
29
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
30
Corn Starch
31
Trisodium Phosphate
32
Yellow Corn Flour
33
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
34
Natural And Artificial Flavor
35
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
36
Milk
37
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
38
Barley Malt Syrup. Freshness Preserved By Bht And Tbhq

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, degermed yellow corn meal, whole wheat, vegetable oil (soybean, palm, sunflower, corn, canola and/or rice bran), popcorn, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn syrup. contains 2% or less of: high fructose corn syrup, salt, brown sugar, fructose, molasses, soy lecithin, distilled monoglycerides, baking soda, yeast, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, trisodium phosphate, yellow corn flour, calcium carbonate, natural and artificial flavor, disodium inosinate and guanylate, milk, hydrolyzed soy protein, barley malt syrup. freshness preserved by bht and tbhq.

Categories

Snacks

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial