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Hot & spicy trail mix

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041303073001 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041303073001 · Serving size 1/4 cup (31 g)

The verdict

Hot & spicy trail mix scores 25/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 71 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 71-component record, beginning with Spicy Peanuts, Peanuts, Salt. 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.

25/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 71 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

25/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

25/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

03073001 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hot & spicy trail mix label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 25/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 71 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …073001 · July 2026

17 of 71 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 03073001 · 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Hot & spicy trail mix scores 61.1 points below that category average (25/100 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

Hot & spicy trail mix lists 71 ingredients on its label

71 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 71 (100th 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 25/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 71 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Spicy Peanuts
2
Peanuts
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Spices
5
Paprika
6
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
7
Onion
8
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
9
Natural Flavor
10
Soy Lecithin
11
With No Greater Than 2% Silicon Dioxide
12
Palm Oil With Green Tea And Rosemary Extract Added To Prevent Caking
13
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
14
Jalapeno Cheddar Sesame Sticks
15
Enriched Wheat Flour
16
Unbleached Wheat Flour
17
Malted Barley Flour
18
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Iron
20
Reduced Iron
21
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
24
Soybean Oil
25
Sesame Seeds
26
Bulgur Wheat
27
Cheddar And Jalapeno Seasoning
28
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
29
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
30
Cheddar Cheese Powder
31
Cheddar Cheese
32
Milk
33
Cheese Cultures
34
Enzymes
35
Buttermilk
36
Disodium Phosphate
37
Onion Powder
38
Vinegar Powder
39
White Vinegar
40
Jalapeno Pepper
41
Yeast Extract
42
Natural Flavors
43
Garlic Powder
44
Extractives Of Annatto
45
Color
46
Beet Powder
47
Turmeric
48
Pretzels
49
Soft Red Winter Wheat Flour
50
Sunflower Or Canola Or Rice Oil
51
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
52
Malt Syrup
53
Yeast
54
Cheese Corn Sticks
55
Yellow Corn Masa
56
Cheddar Cheese Seasoning
57
Cheese Flavor
58
Pasteurized Milk
59
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
60
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
61
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
62
Buttermilk Powder
63
Dextrose Monohydrate
64
Natural And Artificial Flavoring
65
Food Starch-modified
66
Soybean/cottonseed Oil
67
Onion And Garlic Powders
68
Extractives Of Turmeric And Paprika
69
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
70
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
71
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Spicy peanuts (peanuts, salt, spices, paprika, dextrose, onion, garlic, natural flavor [contains soy lecithin], with no greater than 2% silicon dioxide and/or palm oil with green tea and rosemary extract added to prevent caking, peanut oil), jalapeno cheddar sesame sticks (enriched wheat flour [unbleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron (reduced iron), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], soybean oil, sesame seeds, bulgur wheat, cheddar and jalapeno seasoning [whey, maltodextrin, cheddar cheese powder (cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, buttermilk, disodium phosphate), salt, dextrose, onion powder, vinegar powder (maltodextrin, white vinegar), spices, jalapeno pepper, yeast extract, natural flavors, garlic powder, extractives of annatto (color)], salt, beet powder [color], turmeric [color]), pretzels (soft red winter wheat flour, salt, sunflower or canola or rice oil, corn syrup, malt syrup, yeast), cheese corn sticks (yellow corn masa, soybean oil, cheddar cheese seasoning [dehydrated cheese flavor (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, salt, disodium phosphate, yellow 5, yellow 6), dried whey, salt, buttermilk powder, dextrose monohydrate, natural and artificial flavoring [contains maltodextrin, food starch-modified, soybean/cottonseed oil], onion and garlic powders, extractives of turmeric and paprika, citric acid, yellow 6 lake, lactic acid]).

Categories

Snacks

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Hot & spicy trail mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 71-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Hot & spicy trail mix's 3 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 0041303073001: 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.