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Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls

by Brim's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028293022127 · Brim's. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028293022127 · Serving size 1 z (28 g)

The verdict

Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls by Brim's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 67 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 67-component record, beginning with Dv, Yellow Corn Meal, Vegetable Oil. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 67 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0028293022127
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

3/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

93022127 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 67 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Puffs hot cheese · ±0 BOOK-OFF …022127 · July 2026

17 of 67 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 93022127 · 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: Puffs hot cheese · Nearest score peer is Puffs hot cheese at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls0/1002. Puffs hot cheese: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Puffs hot cheese0/1003. Vitner's, Ridgetts Potato Chips, Buffalo Wing & Blue Cheese: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Vitner's, Ridgetts Potato…0/1004. Vitner's, Potato Chips, Buffalo Wing & Blue Cheese: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Vitner's, Potato Chips, B…0/1005. Traditional Chocolate Mini Cupcaka: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Traditional Chocolate Min…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls (0/100 on 67 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls
0/100
Puffs hot cheese
0/100
Vitner's, Ridgetts Potato Chips, Buffalo Wing & Blue Cheese
0/100
Vitner's, Potato Chips, Buffalo Wing & Blue Cheese
0/100
Traditional Chocolate Mini Cupcaka
0/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls lists 67 ingredients on its label

67 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 67 (99th 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 67 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dv
2
Yellow Corn Meal
3
Vegetable Oil
4
Corm Can
5
Or Refined Soybean Oilery Hot Seasoning
6
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
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Cheddar And Romano Chees Pasteurized Milk
9
Ct
10
Cheese Cultures
11
Enzymes
12
Msg
13
Msg
14
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
15
Yorg Zed Corn Protein Red 40 Lake
16
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Soybean Oil
19
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
20
Yeast Etra Dextrose
21
Buttermilk
22
Palm Oil
23
Spice Extractives
24
Natural Flavors
25
Onion Powder
26
Ocum Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
27
Butter
28
Cream
29
Garlic Powder
30
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
31
Natto Colori
32
Paprika Extract
33
Color
34
Nonfat Dry Milk
35
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
36
Vitamine
37
Added To Pre Erve Freshness
38
Flamin Hot Seasoning
39
Corn Starch
40
Monosodium Gluta Ate
41
Cheddar & Romano Cheese
42
Pasteurized Milk
43
Cheese Culture
44
Enzyme Annati Red 40 Lake
45
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
46
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
47
Soum Dacetan Palm Oil
48
Yeast Extract
49
Onion
50
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
51
Disodium Inosinate&disodium Guanylate
52
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
53
Annatto Extract
54
Natural Flavor
55
Buttery Cheese Seasoning
56
Cheddar And Blue Cheese
57
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
58
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
59
Artificial Flavors
60
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
61
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
62
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
63
Yellow Slake
64
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
65
Milk
66
Bioengineered Food Ingredients. Mfg By Brimhall Foods P.o. Box 34185 Bartlett
67
Tn 38184-0185 Cal H Chee Be Oth Chees Chee

Full Ingredient List

AAVAXXXXX Sodium 300mg Cholesterol Omg Am Calories Total Fat 11g Saturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 0g % Daily 16 18% 0% Total Sugas 1g Dietary Fiber<1g Total Carbohydrate 14g 15% ༠༡ 4% 2% Includes 0g Added Sugars Protein 19 Vitamin D Omcg 0% Cabur. 10mg Iron 0mg 0% 0% 0% 0% Potassium 30mg The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes tadaily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. GREDIENTS: YELLOW CORN MEAL, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORM CAN, OR REFINED SOYBEAN OILERY HOT SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, CHEDDAR AND ROMANO CHEES PASTEURIZED MILK, CT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (MSG), WHEY, YORG ZED CORN PROTEIN RED 40 LAKE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, CITRIC ACID, YEAST ETRA DEXTROSE, BUTTERMILK, PALM OIL, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONION POWDER, OCUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, BUTTER (CREAM), GARLIC POWDER, MALIC ACID, NATTO COLORI, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR, NONFAT DRY MILK, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL VITAMINE (ADDED TO PRE ERVE FRESHNESS, FLAMIN HOT SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, CORN STARCH, MONOSODIUM GLUTA ATE (MSG), CHEDDAR & ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYME ANNATI RED 40 LAKE, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, DEXTROSE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, WHEY, SOUM DACETAN PALM OIL, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION, GARLIC, MALIC ACID, DISODIUM INOSINATE&DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ACETIC ACID, ANNATTO EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR), BUTTERY CHEESE SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY, CHEDDAR AND BLUE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ANNATTO, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), CORN STARCH, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (MSG), BUTTER (CREAM)], WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, LACTIC ACID, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW SLAKE, RED 40 LAKE (COLOR) CONTAINS: MILK CONTAINS BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENTS. Mfg by Brimhall Foods P.O. Box 34185 Bartlett, TN 38184-0185 CAL H Chee Be Oth Chees Chee

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls

Neighbours outside Brim's in the same lower screening band as Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Brim's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 67-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Fiery Hot! Cheese Balls's 4 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 0028293022127: 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.