Safe

Nacho Cheese Poppers

by Optavia

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0017642498850 · Optavia. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0017642498850

The verdict

Nacho Cheese Poppers by Optavia scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Soy Protein Isolate, Degermed Yellow Corn Flour, Salt. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0017642498850
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

42498850 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nacho Cheese Poppers label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-PART 44% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE Copper Sulfate PHOTO-FINISH Chocolate Crunch Bar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …498850 · July 2026

23 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Copper Sulfate). Source sheet 42498850 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Chocolate Crunch Bar · Nearest score peer is Chocolate Crunch Bar at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Nacho Cheese Poppers: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Nacho Cheese Poppers100/1002. Chocolate Crunch Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chocolate Crunch Bar100/1003. Chicken Cacciatore: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chicken Cacciatore100/1004. Calorie Burn Cappuccino: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Calorie Burn Cappuccino100/1005. Strawberry Yogurt Bar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Strawberry Yogurt Bar100/100
High-band neighbours for Nacho Cheese Poppers (100/100) outside Optavia.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Nacho Cheese Poppers
100/100
Chocolate Crunch Bar
100/100
Chicken Cacciatore
100/100
Calorie Burn Cappuccino
100/100
Strawberry Yogurt Bar
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Nacho Cheese Poppers lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 52 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Soy Protein Isolate
2
Degermed Yellow Corn Flour
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
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
5
Cheddar Cheese
6
Romano Cheese
7
Onion Powder
8
Buttermilk Powder
9
Yeast Extract
10
Tomato Powder
11
Garlic Powder
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Paprika
14
Spices
15
Natural Flavors
16
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
17
Paprika Extract
18
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Pea Fiber
20
Pea Hull Fiber
21
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
22
Soluble Corn Fiber
23
Sunflower Oil
24
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
25
Bacillus Coagulans Gbi-30 6086
26
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
27
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
28
Calcium Phosphate
29
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
30
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
31
Vitamin E Acetate
32
Ferric Orthophosphate
33
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Cholecalciferol
35
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
36
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Phytonadione
38
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Sodium Selenite
44
Sodium Molybdate
45
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
46
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
48
Cyanocobalamin
49
Chromium Chloride
50
Copper Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
51
Milk
52
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Soy protein isolate, degermed yellow corn flour, salt, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese, romano cheese, onion powder, buttermilk powder, yeast extract, tomato powder, garlic powder, sugar, paprika, spices, natural flavors, lactic acid, paprika extract, citric acid, pea fiber, pea hull fiber, tapioca starch, soluble corn fiber, sunflower oil, torula yeast, Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, dipotassium phosphate, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin E acetate, ferric orthophosphate, niacinamide, cholecalciferol, potassium iodide, vitamin A palmitate, phytonadione, calcium pantothenate, zinc oxide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, sodium molybdate, biotin, riboflavin, folic acid, cyanocobalamin, chromium chloride, copper sulfate. CONTAINS: Milk, soy.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Nacho Cheese Poppers

Neighbours outside Optavia with screening scores in the same high band as Nacho Cheese Poppers (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Optavia; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Nacho Cheese Poppers has a longer ingredient list than 97% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0017642498850: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.