Cheese Fix Snack Mix
by Munchies
Contains 3 flagged ingredients
Cheese Fix Snack Mix by Munchies receives a safety score of 25/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Cheese Fix Snack Mix by Munchies carries a composite safety score of 25/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Cheese Fix Snack Mix is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 25/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 3 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
doritos nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips corn, vegetable oil (sunflower, canola, and/or corn o maltodextrin (made from corn), and less than 2% of th following: salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, sa enzymes), whey, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk, rom cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzyme romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes protein concentrate, onion powder, corn flour, natujr artificial flavors, dextrose, tomato powder, lactose sp artificial color (yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40), lactic acid, ctrica sugar, garlic powder, skim milk, red and green bell per powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, potassiun chloride, and sodium caseinate. cheetos crunchy cheese flavored snacks enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamn mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese imilk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextrin made from corn), natural and arti̇ficial flavors, salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citrig acid. artificial color [yellow 6), and salt. rold gold tiny twists pretzels salt, enzymes), onion powder, buttermilk, potassium chlurile homano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yes extract, lactose, paprika extracts sod wixs
Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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