Safe

Fiber Pop

by Smart food

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0028400801850 · Serving size 0.5 cups (0.5 cups)

The verdict

Fiber Pop by Smart food scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 20 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 20-component label is layered, beginning with Popcorn, Soluble Corn Fiber, Sugar. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 20 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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.

00801850 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fiber Pop label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-LAYERED 20 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-RARE Ascorbic Acid PHOTO-FINISH Fiber Pop · ±0 BOOK-OFF …801850 · July 2026

Fiber Pop screens 100/100 with 0 flagged of 20 parsed ingredients. 5 of 20 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Ascorbic Acid). Derived index from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating; see methodology. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Fiber Pop (0 pts).

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Fiber Pop100/1002. Fiber Pop100/1003. Spicy Dill Pickle Flavore…100/1004. SEA SALT ORIGINAL Kettle …100/1005. Jalapeño Flavored Kettle …100/100
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score for Fiber Pop (100/100 here).
Chart values as text

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

Fiber Pop
100/100
Fiber Pop
100/100
Spicy Dill Pickle Flavored…
100/100
SEA SALT ORIGINAL Kettle C…
100/100
Jalapeño Flavored Kettle C…
100/100

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. Fiber Pop scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Fiber Pop lists 20 ingredients on its label

20 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 272 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,904 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,228 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,399 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,484 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,797 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,263 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,708 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,234 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,191 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,484 products (6%). This entry sits in this band. 22–24: 3,818 products (5%). Above this entry. 24–26: 3,579 products (4%). Above this entry. 26–28: 2,824 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 2,271 products (3%). Above this entry. 30–32: 1,916 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1,736 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1,564 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,434 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,291 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,080 products (10%). Above this entry. 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: 20 (60th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
272 products (0%)
2–4
2,904 products (4%)
4–6
4,228 products (5%)
6–8
5,399 products (7%)
8–10
5,484 products (7%)
10–12
5,797 products (7%)
12–14
6,263 products (8%)
14–16
6,708 products (8%)
16–18
6,234 products (8%)
18–20
5,191 products (6%)
20–22
4,484 products (6%)
22–24
3,818 products (5%)
24–26
3,579 products (4%)
26–28
2,824 products (3%)
28–30
2,271 products (3%)
30–32
1,916 products (2%)
32–34
1,736 products (2%)
34–36
1,564 products (2%)
36–38
1,434 products (2%)
38–40
1,291 products (2%)
40 and above
8,080 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.

Full Ingredient List

POPCORN, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SEA SALT, SOY LECITHIN, BROWN SUGAR, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CAROB POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM SALT, BUTTERMILK, WHEY, MOLASSES, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, ASCORBIC ACID. CONTAINS MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS.

Categories

Snacks Popcorn Shelf-stable popcorn

High-score cross-brand comparables for Fiber Pop

Neighbours outside Smart food with screening scores in the same high band as Fiber Pop (100/100 here). The More-from block above stays brand-local.

Barcode 0028400801850: 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.