Avoid

Flamin' Hot Snack Mix

by Munchies

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400035729 · Munchies · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400035729 · Serving size 1 serving (28 g)

The verdict

Flamin' Hot Snack Mix by Munchies scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 75 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 7 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 75-component record, beginning with Doritosâ® Salsa Flavored Tortilla Chips Corn, Vegetable Oil, Corn. 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
7
Many flagged · of 75 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

8/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

00035729 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Flamin' Hot Snack Mix label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 7 flagged LEN-DENSE 75 ing. REG-PART 41% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Nutter Harvest Nut · ±0 BOOK-OFF …035729 · July 2026

31 of 75 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 00035729 · 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: Nutter Harvest Nut & Chocolate Mix With Peanuts · Nearest score peer is Nutter Harvest Nut & Chocolate Mix With Peanuts 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.

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. Flamin' Hot Snack Mix: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Flamin' Hot Snack Mix0/1002. Nutter Harvest Nut & Chocolate Mix With Peanuts: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Nutter Harvest Nut & Choc…0/1003. Frito Lay Sunflower Seeds Ranch Flavour 4.25 Ounce Bag: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Frito Lay Sunflower Seeds…0/1004. Flamin' Hot Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Flamin' Hot Crunchy Chees…0/1005. Reduced fat nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Reduced fat nacho cheese …0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Flamin' Hot Snack Mix (0/100 on 75 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Flamin' Hot Snack Mix
0/100
Nutter Harvest Nut & Chocolate Mix With Peanuts
0/100
Frito Lay Sunflower Seeds Ranch Flavour 4.25 Ounce Bag
0/100
Flamin' Hot Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks
0/100
Reduced fat nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips
0/100

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. Flamin' Hot Snack Mix scores 86.1 points below that category average (0/100 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

Flamin' Hot Snack Mix lists 75 ingredients on its label

75 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 75 (100th 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (7 flagged of 75 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Doritosâ® Salsa Flavored Tortilla Chips Corn
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Corn
4
Canola
5
Sunflower Oil
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
Made From Corn
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Cheddar Cheese
10
Milk
11
Cheese Cultures
12
Enzymes
13
Msg
14
Tomato Powder
15
Onion Powder
16
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
17
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
18
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
19
Corn Starch
20
Buttermilk
21
Romano Cheese
22
Part-skim Cow's Milk
23
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Corn Syrup Solids
25
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Natural And Artificial Flavors
27
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
28
Spices
29
Garlic Powder
30
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
31
Skim Milk
32
Artificial Color
33
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
34
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
35
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
39
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
40
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
41
Lime Juice
42
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
43
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
44
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
45
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
46
Corn Meal
47
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
48
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Thiamin Mononitrate
50
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
52
Flamin' Hot Seasoning
53
Yeast Extract
54
Natural Flavor
55
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
56
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
57
Milk Ingredients. Sunchipsâ® Baja Picante Flavored Whole Grain Snacks Whole Corn
58
Organic Sunflower
59
Canola Oil
60
Whole Wheat
61
Brown Rice Flour
62
Whole Oat Flour
63
Natural Flavors
64
Corn Oil
65
Paprika Extracts
66
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
67
Wheat And Milk Ingredients. Rold Goldâ® Tiny Twists Pretzels Enriched Flour
68
Wheat Flour
69
Reduced Iron
70
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
71
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
72
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
73
Malt Extract
74
Yeast
75
Wheat Ingredient

Full Ingredient List

DORITOS® SALSA FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS Corn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), and Less Than 2% of the Following: Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Monosodium Glutamate, Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Whey, Sugar, Sodium Diacetate, Corn Starch, Buttermilk, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey Protein Concentrate, Corn Syrup Solids, Fructose, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Lactose, Spices, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, Skim Milk, Artificial Color (Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1, Red 40), Malic Acid, Lime Juice, Lactic Acid, Sodium Caseinate, Disodium Inosinate, and Disodium Guanylate. CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS. CHEETOS® FLAMIN' HOT® CRUNCHY CHEESE FLAVORED SNACKS Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, and Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), Flamin' Hot Seasoning (Maltodextrin [Made from Corn], Salt, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Artificial Color [Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5], Sunflower Oil, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Onion Powder, Whey, Whey Protein Concentrate, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavor, Buttermilk, Sodium Diacetate, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate), and Salt. CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS. SUNCHIPS® BAJA PICANTE FLAVORED WHOLE GRAIN SNACKS Whole Corn, Sunflower and/or Canola Oil, Whole Wheat, Brown Rice Flour, Whole Oat Flour, Sugar, Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Natural Flavors, Whey, Tomato Powder, Spices, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Corn Oil, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, Paprika Extracts, and Lactic Acid. CONTAINS WHEAT AND MILK INGREDIENTS. ROLD GOLD® TINY TWISTS PRETZELS Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Corn Oil, Corn Syrup, Salt, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Malt Extract, and Yeast. CONTAINS A WHEAT INGREDIENT.

Categories

Snacks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Flamin' Hot Snack Mix

Neighbours outside Munchies in the same lower screening band as Flamin' Hot Snack Mix (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Munchies; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Flamin' Hot Snack Mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 75-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Flamin' Hot Snack Mix's 7 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 0028400035729: 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.