Avoid

Loaded baked mashed potatoes

by Idahoan

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0029700021306 Β· Idahoan Β· Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0029700021306 Β· Serving size 1/4 cup (28 g)

The verdict

Loaded baked mashed potatoes by Idahoan scores 20/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Idaho Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Organic Coconut. 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.

20/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged Β· of 59 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

18/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

20/100

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.

00021306 Β· Open Food Facts Β· July 2026

Loaded baked mashed potatoes label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 20/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Gumballs Β· Β±0 BOOK-OFF …021306 Β· July 2026

20 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 00021306 Β· Open Food Facts Β· 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 Β· Read with nearest score peer: Gumballs Β· Nearest score peer is Gumballs 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. Loaded baked mashed potatoes: 20/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #11. Loaded baked mashed potat…20/1002. Gumballs: 20/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #22. Gumballs20/1003. Shimmer Turquoise Gumballs: 20/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #33. Shimmer Turquoise Gumballs20/1004. Chocolate Iced Donut: 20/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #44. Chocolate Iced Donut20/1005. Dubble bubble, home run bubble gum bat: 20/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #55. Dubble bubble, home run b…20/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Loaded baked mashed potatoes (20/100 on 59 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Loaded baked mashed potatoes
20/100
Gumballs
20/100
Shimmer Turquoise Gumballs
20/100
Chocolate Iced Donut
20/100
Dubble bubble, home run bubble gum bat
20/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Loaded baked mashed potatoes scores 77.7 points below that category average (20/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Loaded baked mashed potatoes lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists Β· 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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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 20/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Idaho Potatoes
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Organic Coconut
4
Soybean
5
Organic Sunflower
6
Cottonseed
7
Canola
8
Corn Syrup Solids
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Four Cheese Blend
11
Cheddar Cheese Blend
12
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
13
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
14
Reduced Lactose Whey
15
Canola Oil
16
Cheddar And Blue Cheese
17
Cultured Milk
18
Enzymes
19
Disodium Phosphate
20
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
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
22
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
23
Artificial Colors
24
Yellow No. 6 And Yellow No.5
25
Romano And Parmesan Cheeses
26
Pasteurized Milk
27
Cheese Cultures
28
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
29
Textured Vegetable Protein
30
Soy Flour
31
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
32
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
33
Natural And Artificial Flavors
34
Natural Smoke Flavor
35
Nonfat Dry Milk
36
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
37
Onion Powder
38
Sour Cream
39
Cream
40
Cultures
41
Calcium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
42
Mono And Diglycerides
43
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
44
Spice
45
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
46
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
47
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
48
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
49
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
50
Artificial Color
51
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
52
Preserve Freshness
53
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
54
L-glutamic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
GRAS
55
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
56
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
57
Soy Lecithin
58
Mixed Tocopherols
59
And Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added As An Anticaking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Idaho potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: coconut, soybean, sunflower, cottonseed, canola), corn syrup solids, salt, four cheese blend (cheddar cheese blend [whey, maltodextrin, reduced lactose whey, canola oil, cheddar and blue cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), salt, disodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, citric acid, lactic acid, artificial colors (yellow no. 6 and yellow no.5)], romano and parmesan cheeses [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, disodium phosphate]), sugar, textured vegetable protein (soy flour, caramel color, red 3), natural and artificial flavors (including smoke flavor), nonfat dry milk, potassium chloride, onion powder, whey, sour cream (cream, nonfat dry milk, cultures), calcium stearate, maltodextrin, mono and diglycerides, calcium stearoyl lactylate, spice, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed soy protein, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, dextrose, artificial color, sodium acid pyrophosphate (preserve freshness), sodium bisulfite (preserve freshness), l-glutamic acid, yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin, citric acid (preserve freshness), mixed tocopherols (preserve freshness), and less than 2% silicon dioxide added as an anticaking agent.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Fruits and vegetables based foods Cereals and potatoes Vegetables based foods Meals Vegetables PurΓ©es Mixed vegetables Potato preparations Mashed potatoes

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Loaded baked mashed potatoes

Neighbours outside Idahoan in the same lower screening band as Loaded baked mashed potatoes (20/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Idahoan; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Loaded baked mashed potatoes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Loaded baked mashed potatoes's 4 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 0029700021306: 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.