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Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq

by Cracker jack

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400142472 · Cracker jack · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400142472 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq by Cracker jack scores 35/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 64 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 64-component record, beginning with Cheddar Bbq Flavored Granola Clusters, Organic Whole Rolled Oats, Soluble Corn Fiber. 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.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 64 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

30/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

35/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

00142472 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 64 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Mesquite Barbecue Flavored · ±0 BOOK-OFF …142472 · July 2026

15 of 64 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 00142472 · 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: Mesquite Barbecue Flavored Potato Crisps, Mesquite Barbecue · Nearest score peer is Mesquite Barbecue Flavored Potato Crisps, Mesquite Barbecue 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix,…35/1002. Mesquite Barbecue Flavored Potato Crisps, Mesquite Barbecue: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Mesquite Barbecue Flavore…35/1003. Onion Flavored Rings, Chile Limon: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Onion Flavored Rings, Chi…35/1004. Caramel Eggs Shaped Puffs Flavored Snacks, Caramel: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Caramel Eggs Shaped Puffs…35/1005. Caramel Flavored Snacks Shaped Puffs Eggs, Caramel: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Caramel Flavored Snacks S…35/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq (35/100 on 64 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq
35/100
Mesquite Barbecue Flavored Potato Crisps, Mesquite Barbecue
35/100
Onion Flavored Rings, Chile Limon
35/100
Caramel Eggs Shaped Puffs Flavored Snacks, Caramel
35/100
Caramel Flavored Snacks Shaped Puffs Eggs, Caramel
35/100

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. Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq scores 51.1 points below that category average (35/100 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

Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq lists 64 ingredients on its label

64 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: 64 (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 35/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 64 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cheddar Bbq Flavored Granola Clusters
2
Organic Whole Rolled Oats
3
Soluble Corn Fiber
4
Vegetable Oil
5
Peanut
6
Soybean
7
Corn
8
Organic Sunflower
9
Canola
10
Cottonseed Oil
11
Crisp Rice
12
Rice Flour
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Malt Extract
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Corn Starch
17
Whole Wheat
18
Brown Sugar
19
Tomato Powder
20
Onion Powder
21
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
22
Made From Corn
23
Cheddar Cheese
24
Milk
25
Cheese Cultures
26
Enzymes
27
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
28
Msg
29
Spices
30
Molasses
31
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
32
Natural And Artificial Flavors
33
Natural Smoke Flavor
34
Romano Cheese
35
Part-skim Cow's Milk
36
Buttermilk
37
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Artificial Color
39
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
40
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
41
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
42
Yeast Extract
43
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
44
Garlic Powder
45
Skim Milk
46
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
47
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
48
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
49
Baking Soda
50
Mixed Tocopherols
51
Antioxidant
52
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
53
Rosemary
54
Peanuts - Peanuts
55
Peanuts
56
Cottonseed
57
Sunflower Oil
58
And Sea Salt. Hickory Smoked Almonds - Almonds
59
Safflower
60
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
61
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
62
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
63
Garlic Oil
64
Lipolyzed Butter Oil

Full Ingredient List

Cheddar Bbq Flavored Granola Clusters, Whole Rolled Oats, Soluble Corn Fiber, Vegetable Oil (Peanut, Soybean, Corn, Sunflower, Canola And/Or Cottonseed Oil, Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Malt Extract, Salt), And Less Than 2% Of The Following: Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Whole Wheat, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dextrose, Monosodium Glutamate, Spices, Molasses, Whey, Natural And Artificial Flavors (Including Natural Smoke Flavor), Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Artificial Color (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake), Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Skim Milk, Lactic Acid, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Baking Soda, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Ascorbic Acid (Antioxidant), And Rosemary (Antioxidant). Peanuts - Peanuts, Vegetable Oil (Peanuts, Soybean, Cottonseed And/Or Sunflower Oil), And Sea Salt. Hickory Smoked Almonds - Almonds, Vegetable Oil (Peanut, Cottonseed, Soybean, Safflower And/Or Sunflower Oil), And Less Than 2% Of The Following: Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Yeast Extract, Brown Sugar, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor, Torula Yeast, Garlic Oil, And Lipolyzed Butter Oil.

Categories

Snacks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq

Neighbours outside Cracker jack in the same lower screening band as Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq (35/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cracker jack; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 64-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq's 3 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 0028400142472: 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.