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Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion

by Cheez-It

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0024100119516 · Cheez-It · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0024100119516 · Serving size 1 Pouch (21 g) (21 GRM)

The verdict

Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion by Cheez-It scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 46 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 46-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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 46 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00119516 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 46 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-RARE Oat fiber PHOTO-FINISH White chocolate peppermint · ±0 BOOK-OFF …119516 · July 2026

13 of 46 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Oat fiber). Source sheet 00119516 · 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: White chocolate peppermint bark non-alcoholic coffee creamer, white chocolate peppermint bark · Nearest score peer is White chocolate peppermint bark non-alcoholic coffee creamer, white chocolate peppermint bark 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cheddar Sour Cream & Onio…100/1002. White chocolate peppermint bark non-alcoholic coffee creamer, white chocolate peppermint bark: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. White chocolate peppermin…100/1003. Bailey's, Coffee Creamer, Cinnamon Dolce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Bailey's, Coffee Creamer,…100/1004. Baileys, Coffee Creamer, Chocolatini: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Baileys, Coffee Creamer, …100/1005. Snapd: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Snapd100/100
High-band neighbours for Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion (100/100) outside Cheez-It.
Chart values as text

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

Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion
100/100
White chocolate peppermint bark non-alcoholic coffee creamer, white chocolate peppermint bark
100/100
Bailey's, Coffee Creamer, Cinnamon Dolce
100/100
Baileys, Coffee Creamer, Chocolatini
100/100
Snapd
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion lists 46 ingredients on its label

46 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 46 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Vitamin B
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Soybean Oil
10
With Tbhq For Freshness
11
Corn Starch
12
Potatoes
13
White Cheddar Cheese
14
Milk
15
Cheese Cultures
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Enzymes
18
Or Less Of Salt
19
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
20
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
21
Buttermilk
22
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
Msg
24
Onion Powder
25
Sour Cream
26
Cream
27
Nonfat Milk
28
Cultures
29
Cheddar Cheese
30
Natural Flavors
31
Cultured Nonfat Milk
32
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
33
Paprika Extract Color
34
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
35
Reduced Lactose Whey
36
Butter
37
Dehydrated Parsley
38
Yeast Extract
39
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
40
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
41
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
42
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
43
Soy Lecithin
44
Turmeric Extract Color
45
Annatto Extract Color
46
Garlic Powder

Full Ingredient List

Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Vitamin B [Thiamin Mononitrate], Vitamin B [Riboflavin], Folic Acid), Soybean Oil (With Tbhq For Freshness), Modified Corn Starch, Dried Potatoes, White Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt, Oat Fiber, Sugar, Buttermilk, Whey, Monosodium Glutamate, Onion Powder, Sour Cream (Cream, Nonfat Milk, Cultures), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes), Natural Flavors, Cultured Nonfat Milk, Citric Acid, Paprika Extract Color, Lactic Acid, Reduced Lactose Whey, Butter (Cream), Dried Parsley, Yeast Extract, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Invert Sugar, Malic Acid, Soy Lecithin, Turmeric Extract Color, Annatto Extract Color, Garlic Powder

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion

Neighbours outside Cheez-It with screening scores in the same high band as Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cheez-It; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Cheddar Sour Cream & Onion Cheesy Baked Snacks, Cheddar; Sour Cream; Onion has a longer ingredient list than 94% of its Snacks category 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 0024100119516: 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.