Concern

Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel

by Rice krispies treats

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0038000304507 · Rice krispies treats · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0038000304507 · Serving size 1 bar (24 g)

The verdict

Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel by Rice krispies treats scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Toasted Rice Cereal, Rice, 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0038000304507
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

37/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00304507 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Hot Ones · ±0 BOOK-OFF …304507 · July 2026

16 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 00304507 · 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: Hot Ones · Nearest score peer is Hot Ones at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Rice Krispies Treats Blis…50/1002. Hot Ones: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Hot Ones50/1003. Mingles Cheddar & Sour Cream: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Mingles Cheddar & Sour Cr…50/1004. Fruity snacks fruit flavored snacks: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Fruity snacks fruit flavo…50/1005. Hot Ones Barbacoa Chips: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hot Ones Barbacoa Chips50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel (50/100 on 50 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel
50/100
Hot Ones
50/100
Mingles Cheddar & Sour Cream
50/100
Fruity snacks fruit flavored snacks
50/100
Hot Ones Barbacoa Chips
50/100

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. Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel scores 36.1 points below that category average (50/100 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

Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (95th 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Toasted Rice Cereal
2
Rice
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Malt Flavor
6
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
7
Candied Sea Salt Pretzels
8
Pretzels
9
Enriched Flour
10
Wheat Flour
11
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Reduced Iron
13
Vitamin B1
14
Thiamin Mononitrate
15
Vitamin B2
16
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
18
Malt
ENZYME
Approved
19
Soybean Oil
20
Palm Kernel Oil
21
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Mixed Tocopherols
23
Sunflower Oil
24
Soy Lecithin
25
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Caramel Flavored Chips
27
Palm Kernel
28
Palm Oil
29
Nonfat Milk
30
Natural Flavors
31
Paprika Extract Color
32
Vegetable Juice For Color
33
Annatto Extract Color
34
Vegetable Oil
35
Soybean
36
Palm And Palm Kernel With Tbhq For Freshness
37
Or Less Of Corn Syrup Solids
38
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
39
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
40
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
41
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
42
Natural And Artificial Flavors
43
Mcoa
44
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
45
Acetylated Monoglycerides
46
Paprika Extract Color Yellow 5 Lake
47
Yr Y Lake
48
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
49
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
50
Bht For Freshness

Full Ingredient List

Toasted rice cereal (rice, sugar, salt, malt flavor), sugar, corn syrup, candied sea salt pretzels (sugar, pretzels [enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 (riboflavin), folic acid), malt, salt, soybean oil], palm kernel oil, sea salt, corn syrup, mixed tocopherols, sunflower oil, soy lecithin), fructose, caramel flavored chips (sugar, palm kernel and/or palm oil, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, natural flavors, paprika extract color, vegetable juice for color, annatto extract color), vegetable oil (soybean, palm and palm kernel with TBHQ for freshness), Contains 2% or less of corn syrup solids, glycerin, dextrose, lactose, nonfat milk, gelatin, salt, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, mcoa, DATEM, acetylated monoglycerides, paprika extract color yellow 5 lake, yr y lake, red 40 lake, blue 1, BHT for freshness

Other products containing Candied Sea Salt Pretzels

Candied Sea Salt Pretzels is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Bars Cereal bars

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel

Neighbours outside Rice krispies treats near Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Rice krispies treats; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Rice Krispies Treats Bliss Caramel Sea Salt Pretzel'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 0038000304507: 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.