Caution

Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps

by Pringles

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0038000272264 · Pringles · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0038000272264

The verdict

Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps by Pringles scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Corn. 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 45 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

00272264 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 18% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Rice krispies red · ±0 BOOK-OFF …272264 · July 2026

8 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 00272264 · 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: Rice krispies red and blue · Nearest score peer is Rice krispies red and blue 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 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. Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mexican Street Corn Potat…75/1002. Rice krispies red and blue: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Rice krispies red and blue75/1003. Pop-Tarts - Frosted Maple (Eggo): 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pop-Tarts - Frosted Maple…75/1004. Mini Soft Baked Cookies Funfetti: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mini Soft Baked Cookies F…75/1005. Kellogg's Fruit Pieces Non-Licensed Strawberry 2.5oz: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Kellogg's Fruit Pieces No…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps (75/100 on 45 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps
75/100
Rice krispies red and blue
75/100
Pop-Tarts - Frosted Maple (Eggo)
75/100
Mini Soft Baked Cookies Funfetti
75/100
Kellogg's Fruit Pieces Non-Licensed Strawberry 2.5oz
75/100

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. Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps scores 11.1 points below that category average (75/100 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 63,434 products 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: 45 (99th 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 · 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

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
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

Other products containing Papas Secas

Papas Secas is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Snacks Cereals and potatoes Salty snacks Appetizers Chips and fries Potatoes and their products Crisps Salty snacks made from potato Potato crisps

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps

Neighbours outside Pringles near Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Pringles; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare Mexican Street Corn Potato Crisps's 1 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 0038000272264: 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.