Concern

Double cheese snack mix

by Cheez-It

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0024100493845 · Cheez-It · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0024100493845 · Serving size 1/2 Cup (28 g)

The verdict

Double cheese snack mix by Cheez-It scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 69 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 69-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.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 69 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

33/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

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.

00493845 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Double cheese snack mix label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 69 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Cheez-It Crackers Snack · ±0 BOOK-OFF …493845 · July 2026

18 of 69 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 00493845 · 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: Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese · Nearest score peer is Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Double cheese snack mix: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Double cheese snack mix50/1002. Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cheez-It Crackers Snack M…50/1003. Alloy Series Spiked Orange Soda: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Alloy Series Spiked Orang…50/1004. Pickle Balls Corn Puffs: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Pickle Balls Corn Puffs50/1005. Pickle Balls DILL PICKLE FLAVORED CORN PUFFS: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pickle Balls DILL PICKLE …50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Double cheese snack mix (50/100 on 69 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Double cheese snack mix
50/100
Cheez-It Crackers Snack Mix Double Cheese
50/100
Alloy Series Spiked Orange Soda
50/100
Pickle Balls Corn Puffs
50/100
Pickle Balls DILL PICKLE FLAVORED CORN PUFFS
50/100

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. Double cheese snack mix scores 36.1 points below that category average (50/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Double cheese snack mix lists 69 ingredients on its label

69 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 69 (99th 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

How the 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 69 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
Soybean Oil And Palm Oil With Tbhq For Freshness
12
Cheese Made With Skim Milk
13
Skim Milk
14
Whey Protein
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Cheese Cultures
17
Enzymes
18
Annatto Extract Color
19
White Cheddar Cheese
20
Milk
21
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
22
Cheddar Cheese
23
Paprika
24
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
25
Msg
26
Yeast
27
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Butter
29
Cream
30
Baking Soda
31
Natural And Artificial Flavors
32
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
33
Calcium Lactate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
34
Paprika Extract Color
35
Disodium Phosphate
36
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
37
Turmeric Extract Color
38
Soy Lecithin
39
Pretzels
40
Canola
41
Soybean Oil
42
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
43
Barley Malt Extract
44
Leavening
45
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
46
Cheese Curls
47
Degerminated Yellow Corn Meal
48
Vegetable Oil
49
Corn
50
Cottonseed
51
Cheese Culture
52
Sour Cream
53
Nonfat Milk
54
Cultures
55
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
56
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
57
Sunflower Oil
58
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
59
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
60
Disodium Guanylate And Butterfat
61
Bread Slices
62
Enriched Bleached Flour
63
Calcium Citrate
FIRMING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
64
With Tbhq For Freshness
65
Or Less Of Cheddar Cheese
66
Buttermilk
67
Onion Powder
68
Garlic Powder
69
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved

Full Ingredient List

cheese crackers (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid], soybean oil and palm oil with tbhq for freshness, cheese made with skim milk [skim milk, whey protein, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes, annatto extract color], white cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], salt, whey, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], paprika, maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate, yeast, whey protein concentrate, butter [cream, salt], baking soda, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, calcium lactate, paprika extract color, disodium phosphate, citric acid, turmeric extract color, annatto 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 soybean oil, corn syrup, barley malt extract, leavening [yeast, baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate]), cheese curls (degerminated yellow corn meal, vegetable oil [corn, canola, cottonseed, and/or soybean oil], whey, salt, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], monosodium glutamate, yeast, disodium phosphate, sour cream [cream, nonfat milk, cultures], autolyzed yeast extract, yellow 6, sunflower oil, natural and artificial flavors, yellow 5, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate and butterfat), bread slices (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid], enriched bleached flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid], canola and/or soybean oil, salt, corn syrup, nonfat milk, whey, leavening [yeast, baking soda and/or ammonium bicarbonate], citric acid, calcium citrate), soybean oil (with tbhq for freshness), contains 2% or less of cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, whey, butter (cream, salt), buttermilk, onion powder, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin, nonfat milk, disodium phosphate, garlic powder, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sunflower oil, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, yeast, soy lecithin, yellow 5, yellow 6,

Categories

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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Double cheese snack mix

Neighbours outside Cheez-It near Double cheese snack mix's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cheez-It; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Double cheese snack mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 69-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Double cheese snack mix's 2 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 0024100493845: 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.