lays kettle cooked new york pizza style

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

lays kettle cooked new york pizza style receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0028400401357
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

lays kettle cooked new york pizza style carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, lays kettle cooked new york pizza style 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

Composite safety metrics for lays kettle cooked new york pizza style
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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

1
Potatoes
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Sunflower Corn
4
Canola Oil
5
New York Style Pizza 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
Made From Corn
8
Salt. Tomato Powder
9
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
10
Skim Milk
11
Mozzarella Cheese
12
Part-skim Milk
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Cheese Cultures
15
Enzymes
16
Spices
17
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
18
Natural Flavors
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Garlic Powder
21
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
22
Parmesan Cheese
23
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
24
Onion Powder
25
Cheddar Cheese
26
Mik
27
Yeast Extract
28
Buttermilk
29
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
30
Paprika Extracts
31
Vegetable Juice
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
Color Additive
32
Color
33
And Annatto Extracts
34
Milk Ingredients. Frito-lay
35
Inc. Plano
36
Tx 75024-4099 2020 Frito-lay North America
37
Inc. Dao F Smartlabel&quot

Full Ingredient List

potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower corn, and/or canola oil), new york style pizza seasoning (maltodextrin [made from corn], salt. tomato powder, whey, skim milk, mozzarella cheese [part-skim milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes], spices, extra virgin olive oil, natural flavors, sugar, garlic powder, dextrose, parmesan cheese [part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), lactose, onion powder, cheddar cheese [mik, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], yeast extract, buttermilk, citric acid, paprika extracts, vegetable juice [color], and annatto extracts). contains milk ingredients. frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 2020 frito-lay north america, inc. dao f smartlabel" scan here for more food information dus on 1-800-352-4477 call for more food information tom

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial