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Snack mix

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0030000320532 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0030000320532 · Serving size 0.5 cup (35 g)

The verdict

Snack mix scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 11 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Candy Coated Chocolate Drops, Milk Chocolate, Sugar. 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
11
Many flagged · 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

8/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

00320532 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Snack mix label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 11 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-PART 44% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG BHT PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …320532 · July 2026

26 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHT). Source sheet 00320532 · 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

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.

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. Snack mix scores 86.1 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 86.1/100), 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 Snacks products

Snack mix lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 59 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (11 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Candy Coated Chocolate Drops
2
Milk Chocolate
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Cocoa Butter
5
Chocolate Liquor
6
Dry Whole Milk
7
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
8
Soy Lecithin
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
11
Gum Arabic
12
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
13
Confectioner's Glaze
14
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
15
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
18
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
20
Peanut Butter Flavored Cereal
21
Corn Flour
22
Peanut Butter
23
Peanuts
24
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
25
Cottonseed
26
Rapeseed Oil
27
Rice Flour
28
Oat Flour
29
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
30
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
31
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
32
Reduced Iron
33
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Corn Oil
36
BHT
Caution GRAS
37
Preservative
38
Thiamin Mononitrate
39
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
42
Candy Coated Peanut Flavored Drops
43
Partially Defatted Peanut Flour
44
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
45
Nonfat Dry Milk
46
Palm Kernel Oil
47
Pretzels
48
Wheat Flour
49
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
50
Malted Barley Extract
51
Yeast
52
Chocolatey Flavored Cereal
53
Corn Maltodextrin
54
Organic Cocoa
55
Natural And Artificial Flavor
56
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
57
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
58
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
59
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Candy coated chocolate drops (milk chocolate [sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, dry whole milk, lactose, soy lecithin, salt, vanillin], sugar, gum arabic, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 1 lake), peanut butter flavored cereal (corn flour, sugar, peanut butter [peanuts, dextrose, hydrogenated cottonseed and/or rapeseed oil, salt], rice flour, oat flour, coconut oil, salt, caramel color, maltodextrin, reduced iron, niacinamide, zinc oxide, corn oil, bht [preservative], thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid), candy coated peanut flavored drops (sugar, partially defatted peanut flour, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil*, nonfat dry milk, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, dextrose, gum arabic, corn syrup, soy lecithin, salt, confectioner's glaze, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6), pretzels (wheat flour, salt, corn oil, corn syrup, ammonium bicarbonate, niacinamide, malted barley extract, reduced iron, yeast, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), chocolatey flavored cereal (corn flour, sugar, oat flour, corn maltodextrin, coconut oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], salt, natural and artificial flavor, maltodextrin, yellow 6, reduced iron, niacinamide, red 40, zinc oxide, blue 2, xanthan gum, thiamin mononitrate, bht [preservative], riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, blue 1, folic acid, caramel color).

Categories

Snacks

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHT is the first flagged ingredient selected from Snack mix'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 BHT. Open BHT
  • Compare Snack mix's 11 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 0030000320532: 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.