Caution

Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes

by Idahoan

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0029700131487 · Idahoan · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0029700131487 · Serving size 1 portion (140 g)

The verdict

Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes by Idahoan scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 60 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 60-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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 60 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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

00131487 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 60 ing. REG-SPARSE 28% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH LEMON ZERO · ±0 BOOK-OFF …131487 · July 2026

17 of 60 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 00131487 · 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: LEMON ZERO · Nearest score peer is LEMON ZERO 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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.

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: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Loaded Baked Mashed Potat…70/1002. LEMON ZERO: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. LEMON ZERO70/1003. Sparkling Water: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sparkling Water70/1004. Citrus Energy Drink: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Citrus Energy Drink70/1005. Summit Energy Drink: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Summit Energy Drink70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes (70/100 on 60 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes
70/100
LEMON ZERO
70/100
Sparkling Water
70/100
Citrus Energy Drink
70/100
Summit Energy Drink
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes scores 23.6 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes lists 60 ingredients on its label

60 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 60 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 60 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Idaho Potatoes
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Organic Coconut
4
Palm
5
Soybean
6
Cottonseed
7
Organic Sunflower
8
Canola
9
Corn Syrup Solids
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
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Enzymes
20
Disodium Phosphate
21
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
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
23
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
24
Artificial Color
25
Including Fd&c Yellow #6 And #5
26
Romano And Parmesan Cheeses
27
Pasteurized Milk
28
Cheese Cultures
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
Whey Powder
34
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Nonfat Dry Milk
36
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
37
Natural And Artificial Flavor
38
Milk
39
Soy
40
Onion
41
Sour Cream
42
Cultured Cream And Nonfat Milk
43
Mono And Diglycerides
44
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
45
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
46
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
47
Calcium Steroyl Lactylate
48
Spice
49
Natural Smoke Flavor
50
Chives
51
Fd&c Yellow #5 And #6
52
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
53
Preserve Freshness
54
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
55
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
56
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
57
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
58
Tricalcium Phosphate
59
Mixed Tocopherols
60
And Less Than 2.0% Silicon Dioxide Added As An Anti-caking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Idaho potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: coconut, palm, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, canola), corn syrup solids, 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 color (including fd&c yellow #6 and #5)], romano and parmesan cheeses [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, disodium phosphate]), salt, textured vegetable protein (soy flour, caramel color, fd&c red #3), whey powder, sugar, nonfat dry milk, sodium caseinate, natural and artificial flavor (milk, soy), dehydrated onion, sour cream (cultured cream and nonfat milk), mono and diglycerides, hydrolyzed soy protein, autolyzed yeast extract, dextrose, calcium steroyl lactylate, spice, natural smoke flavor, maltodextrin, chives, artificial color (including fd&c yellow #5 and #6), sodium acid pyrophosphate (preserve freshness), sodium bisulfite (preserve freshness), citric acid (preserve freshness), dipotassium phosphate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, tricalcium phosphate, mixed tocopherols (preserve freshness) and less than 2.0% silicon dioxide added as an anti-caking agent.

Other products containing Calcium Steroyl Lactylate

Calcium Steroyl Lactylate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes

Neighbours outside Idahoan near Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes's mid-band score (70/100). 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 60-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Loaded Baked Mashed Potatoes's 2 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 0029700131487: 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.