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Cheez-It Snack Mix Original

by Cheez-It

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0024100125166 · Cheez-It · Snack-mix. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0024100125166 · Serving size 0.5 cup (29 g)

The verdict

Cheez-It Snack Mix Original by Cheez-It scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 78 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 78-component record, beginning with Cheese Crackers, Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 78 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

00125166 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cheez-It Snack Mix Original label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 78 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Coffee Creamer · ±0 BOOK-OFF …125166 · July 2026

19 of 78 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00125166 · 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: Coffee Creamer · Nearest score peer is Coffee Creamer 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.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Cheez-It Snack Mix Original: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cheez-It Snack Mix Origin…95/1002. Coffee Creamer: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Coffee Creamer95/1003. Fat Free Half & Half: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Fat Free Half & Half95/1004. Chocolate fat free milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Chocolate fat free milk95/1005. Chocolate Whole Milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Chocolate Whole Milk95/100
High-band neighbours for Cheez-It Snack Mix Original (95/100) outside Cheez-It.
Chart values as text

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

Cheez-It Snack Mix Original
95/100
Coffee Creamer
95/100
Fat Free Half & Half
95/100
Chocolate fat free milk
95/100
Chocolate Whole Milk
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Cheez-It Snack Mix Original lists 78 ingredients on its label

78 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 78 (100th 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 78 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cheese Crackers
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Vitamin B1
7
Thiamin Mononitrate
8
Vitamin B2
9
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Vegetable Oil
12
High Oleic Soybean
13
Soybean
14
Palm
15
Canola With Tbhq For Freshness
16
Cheese Made With Skim Milk
17
Skim Milk
18
Whey Protein
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Cheese Cultures
21
Enzymes
22
Annatto Extract Color
23
Paprika
24
Yeast
25
Paprika Extract Color
26
Soy Lecithin
27
Pretzels
28
Canola
29
Sunflower Oil
30
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
31
Baking Soda
32
Barley Malt Extract
33
Bread Slices
34
Soybean Oil
35
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
36
Malt
ENZYME
Approved
37
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Worcestershire Sauce Powder
39
Molasses
40
Dried Vinegar
41
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
42
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
Spices
44
Tamarind
45
Natural Flavor
46
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
47
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
48
Spice
49
Garlic Powder
50
Onion Powder
51
Yeast Extract
52
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
53
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
54
Cheese Flavored Rice Balls
55
Rice Flour
56
Rice
57
Safflower
58
Organic Sunflower
59
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
60
Cheddar Cheese
61
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
62
Reduced Lactose Whey
63
Buttermilk
64
Disodium Phosphate
65
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
66
Blue Cheese
67
Milk
68
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
69
Or Less Of Soybean Oil With Tbhq For Freshness
70
Worcestershire Seasoning
71
Msg
72
Corn Syrup Solids
73
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
74
Worcestershire Sauce
75
Caramel I Color
76
Modified Food Starch
77
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
78
Soy Flour

Full Ingredient List

Cheese crackers (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid), vegetable oil [high oleic soybean, soybean, palm, and/or canola with TBHQ for freshness], cheese made with skim milk [skim milk, whey protein, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract color], salt, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin), pretzels (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid), salt, canola and/or sunflower oil, corn syrup, baking soda, barley malt extract, yeast), bread slices (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid), canola and/or soybean oil, salt, yeast, sugar, malt, wheat gluten, worcestershire sauce powder [molasses, vinegar, corn syrup, caramel color, garlic, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor, maltodextrin), dextrose, spice, garlic powder, onion powder, baking soda, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), cheese flavored rice balls (rice flour, vegetable oil [canola, rice, safflower and/or sunflower], maltodextrin, salt, whey, cheddar cheese [cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes], reduced lactose whey, buttermilk, natural flavor, onion powder, sugar, disodium phosphate, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid, blue cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], lactic acid), Contains 2% or less of soybean oil with TBHQ for freshness, worcestershire seasoning (monosodium glutamate, salt, corn syrup solids, sugar, maltodextrin, torula yeast, garlic powder, worcestershire sauce [molasses, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, caramel I color, garlic, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor), onion powder, molasses, modified food starch, vinegar, wheat starch, caramel color, spice, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy flour).

Categories

Snack-mix

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cheez-It Snack Mix Original

Neighbours outside Cheez-It with screening scores in the same high band as Cheez-It Snack Mix Original (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cheez-It; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cheez-It Snack Mix Original's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 78-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Cheez-It Snack Mix Original's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0024100125166: 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.