Hot Honey Pringles

by Pringles

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Hot Honey Pringles by Pringles receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0038000276453
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
158 g

What the Data Says About

Hot Honey Pringles by Pringles carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Hot Honey Pringles 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 Hot Honey Pringles
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
H Oleic Soybean
6
Organic Sunflower
7
Degerminated Yellow Corn Flor Cornstarch
8
Rice Flour
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
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
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Honey
15
Molasses
16
Cayene Pepper Sauce
17
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
18
Vinegar Solids
19
Salt Garlic Powder
20
Spices
21
Natural Flavor
22
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
23
Paprika Extract Color
24
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
25
Aceite Vegetal
26
Maiz
27
Semilla E Algodón
28
Soya Alto Oleico
29
Y/o Girasol
30
Harina De Maiz Amaril Desgerminado
31
Maicena
32
Harina De Arroz
33
Azúcar
34
Maltodextrin Contiene 2% O Menos De Sal
35
Fructosa
36
Miel
37
Melaza
38
Salsa De Cavem
39
Pimientos Añejos Rojos De Cayena
40
Sólidos De Vinagre
41
Sal
42
Ajo Polvo
43
Especias
44
Sabor Natural
45
Suero
46
Extracto De Pimenton Contiene Ingredientes De Leche Y Trigo. Color
47
Almidón De Trigo. Manufactured By/fabricado Por: Pringles Manufacturing Co
48
Jackson
49
15% Post-consumer Content. How 33

Full Ingredient List

DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, H OLEIC SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOR CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, FRUCTOSE, HONEY, MOLASSES, CAYENE PEPPER SAUCE (AGED CAYENNE RED PEPPERS, VINEGAR SOLIDS, SALT GARLIC POWDER), SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR, WHEY, PAPRIKA EXTRACT COLOR, WHEAT STARCH. CONTAINS MILK AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS. MONO Y DIGLICERIDOS. 725Y 100 Alled Suges INGREDIENTES: PAPAS SECAS, ACEITE VEGETAL (MAIZ, SEMILLA E ALGODÓN, SOYA ALTO OLEICO, Y/O GIRASOL), HARINA DE MAIZ AMARIL DESGERMINADO, MAICENA, HARINA DE ARROZ, AZÚCAR, MALTODEXTRIN CONTIENE 2% O MENOS DE SAL, FRUCTOSA, MIEL, MELAZA, SALSA DE CAVEM (PIMIENTOS AÑEJOS ROJOS DE CAYENA, SÓLIDOS DE VINAGRE, SAL, AJO POLVO), ESPECIAS, SABOR NATURAL, SUERO, EXTRACTO DE PIMENTON CONTIENE INGREDIENTES DE LECHE Y TRIGO. COLOR, ALMIDÓN DE TRIGO. MANUFACTURED BY/FABRICADO POR: PRINGLES MANUFACTURING CO., JACKSON, TN 38301-5072 כשר חלבי לאוכלי אבקת חלב נכרי באישור הרבנות הראשית בישראל כשר בהשגחת OD 08082 001 NLI# 17988 Canister contains at least Contains a bioengineered food ingredient Contiene un ingrediente producido con bioingeniería 3 50% recycled material; 15% post-consumer content. how 33

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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