Pringles: Mexican street corn (5.5 OZ CAN)

by Pringles

75
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Pringles: Mexican street corn (5.5 OZ CAN) by Pringles receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0038000272264
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Pringles: Mexican street corn (5.5 OZ CAN) by Pringles carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Pringles: Mexican street corn (5.5 OZ CAN) is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Pringles: Mexican street corn (5.5 OZ CAN)
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 75/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Potatoes
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Corn
4
Cottonseed
5
High Oleic Soybean
6
Organic Sunflower
7
Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour
8
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Rice Flour
10
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
11
Mono - And Diglycerides
12
Or Less Of Salt
13
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
14
Msg
15
Spices
16
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
17
Onion Powder
18
Corn Syrup Solids
19
Cheddar Cheese
20
Cultured Milk Salt
21
Enzymes
22
Natural And Artificial Flavor
23
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
24
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
25
Blue Cheese
26
Milk
27
Cheese Cultures
28
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
29
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Milk And Wheat Ingredients. Ngredientes: Papas Secas
31
Aceite Vegetal
32
Maíz
33
Semilla De Algodon Soya Alto Oleico Y/o Girasol
34
Harina De Maíz Amarillo Desgerminado
35
Fecula De Contiene 2% 0 Menos De Sal
36
Suero
37
Glutamato Monosódico
38
áCido Citrico Maz Harina De Arroz
39
Maltodextrina
40
Mono Y Digliceridos. Especias
41
Cebolla En Polvo
42
Sólidos De Cultivada
43
Sal
44
Enzi Guanilato Jadade De Maiz Queso Cheddar
45
Leche Disodico

Full Ingredient List

DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SPICES, CITRIC ACID, ONION POWDER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), YELLOW 5 CONTAINS MILK AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS. NGREDIENTES: PAPAS SECAS, ACEITE VEGETAL (MAÍZ, SEMILLA DE ALGODON SOYA ALTO OLEICO Y/O GIRASOL), HARINA DE MAÍZ AMARILLO DESGERMINADO, FECULA DE CONTIENE 2% 0 MENOS DE SAL, SUERO, GLUTAMATO MONOSÓDICO, ÁCIDO CITRICO MAZ HARINA DE ARROZ, MALTODEXTRINA, MONO Y DIGLICERIDOS. ESPECIAS, CEBOLLA EN POLVO, SÓLIDOS DE CULTIVADA, SAL, ENZI GUANILATO JADADE DE MAIZ QUESO CHEDDAR (LECHE DISODICO

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial