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Munchies Flamin’ Hot

by Munchies

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0028400742368 · Munchies. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0028400742368 · Serving size 3.4 Cup (28.0 g)

The verdict

Munchies Flamin’ Hot by Munchies scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 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 63-component record, beginning with Corn, Vegetable Oil, Corn 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
7
Many flagged · of 63 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0028400742368
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.

00742368 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Munchies Flamin’ Hot label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 7 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-PART 41% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH frito-lay · ±0 BOOK-OFF …742368 · July 2026

26 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 00742368 · 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: frito-lay · Nearest score peer is frito-lay 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. Munchies Flamin’ Hot: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Munchies Flamin’ Hot0/1002. frito-lay: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. frito-lay0/1003. Lay's Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Lay's Barbecue Flavored P…0/1004. Funyuns Minis Flamin Hot: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Funyuns Minis Flamin Hot0/1005. Flamin' Hot Limón Flavored Fried Pork Skins: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Flamin' Hot Limón Flavore…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Munchies Flamin’ Hot (0/100 on 63 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Munchies Flamin’ Hot
0/100
frito-lay
0/100
Lay's Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips
0/100
Funyuns Minis Flamin Hot
0/100
Flamin' Hot Limón Flavored Fried Pork Skins
0/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Munchies Flamin’ Hot lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 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

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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 63 (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 (7 flagged of 63 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Corn
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Corn Oil
4
Canola Oil
5
Soybean Oil
6
Sunflower Oil
7
Enriched Flour
8
Wheat Flour
9
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Reduced Iron
11
Thiamin Mononitrate
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
14
Enriched Corn Meal
15
Corn Meal
16
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
17
Whole Wheat
18
Whole Oat Flour
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
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
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
Cheddar Cheese
23
Milk
24
Cheese Cultures
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Enzymes
27
Onion Powder
28
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
29
Protein Concentrate
30
Garlic Powder
31
Msg
32
Buttermilk
33
Natural And Artificial Flavors
34
Tomato Powder
35
Romano Cheese
36
Cow's Milk
37
Spices
38
Yeast Extract
39
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
40
Corn Starch
41
Corn Syrup Solids
42
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
43
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
44
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
45
Artificial Color
46
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
47
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
48
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
49
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
50
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
51
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
52
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
53
Potassium Salt
54
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
55
Yeast
56
Malt Extract
57
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
58
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
59
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
60
Skim Milk
61
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
62
Lime Juice
63
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

Full Ingredient List

corn, vegetable oil, corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enriched corn meal, corn meal, ferrous sulfate, folic acid, whole wheat, whole oat flour, sugar, corn syrup, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, onion powder, whey, protein concentrate, garlic powder, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk, natural and artificial flavors, tomato powder, romano cheese, cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, spices, yeast extract, sodium diacetate, corn starch, corn syrup solids, fructose, lactose, citric acid, artificial color, red 40 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 1, red 40, potassium salt, ammonium bicarbonate, yeast, malt extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, lactic acid, skim milk, malic acid, lime juice, sodium caseinate

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Munchies Flamin’ Hot

Neighbours outside Munchies in the same lower screening band as Munchies Flamin’ Hot (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 Munchies Flamin’ Hot's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 63-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Munchies Flamin’ Hot'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 0028400742368: 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.