Caution

Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub

by Publix

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041415575868 · Publix · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041415575868 · Serving size 1/4 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub by Publix scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 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 51-component record, beginning with Redskin Peanuts, Hot Cajun Corn Sticks, Yellow Corn Masa. 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 51 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

15575868 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 5 PHOTO-FINISH Finertherapy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …575868 · July 2026

13 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 5). Source sheet 15575868 · 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: Finertherapy · Nearest score peer is Finertherapy 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub75/1002. Finertherapy: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Finertherapy75/1003. Nut & Chocolatey Trail Mix: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Nut & Chocolatey Trail Mix75/1004. Maraschino Cheeries: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Maraschino Cheeries75/1005. Brach's Gummy Worms: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Brach's Gummy Worms75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub (75/100 on 51 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub
75/100
Finertherapy
75/100
Nut & Chocolatey Trail Mix
75/100
Maraschino Cheeries
75/100
Brach's Gummy Worms
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. Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub 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 Snacks products

Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% 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: 51 (96th 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Redskin Peanuts
2
Hot Cajun Corn Sticks
3
Yellow Corn Masa
4
Soybean Oil
5
Cajun Seasoning
6
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
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Spices
9
Herbs
10
Onion Powder
11
Tomato Powder
12
Garlic Powder
13
Flavoring
14
Green Pepper Powder
15
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
16
Rice Cracker Mix
17
Glutinous Rice
18
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Seaweed
21
Chili Powder
22
Oleoresin Paprika
23
Wasabi Coated Peas
24
Peas
25
Corstarch
26
Wasabi Flavor
27
Liquid Sugar
28
Palm Oil
29
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Blue #1
31
Pretzels
32
Enriched Flour
33
Wheat Flour
34
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Reduced Iron
36
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
39
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
40
High Oleic Canola
41
Barley Malt Extract
42
Leavening
43
Yeast
44
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
45
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
46
Almonds
47
Pecans
48
Cashews
49
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
50
Salted Butter
51
Pasteurized Cream

Full Ingredient List

Redskin Peanuts, Hot Cajun Corn Sticks (Yellow Corn Masa, Soybean Oil, Cajun Seasoning (Maltodextrin, Salt, Spices, Herbs, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavoring, Green Pepper Powder, Cornstarch]), Rice Cracker Mix (Glutinous Rice, Soy Sauce, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Seaweed, Salt, Chili Powder, Oleoresin Paprika), Sugar, Wasabi Coated Peas (Peas, Corstarch, Wasabi Flavor, Liquid Sugar, Palm Oil, Salt, Fd&C Yellow #5, Blue #1), Pretzels (Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Corn Syrup, High Oleic Canola And/Or Soybean Oil, Barley Malt Extract, Leavening [Yeast, Sodium Bicarbonate And/Or Ammonium Bicarbonate]),Almonds, Pecans, Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt, Salted Butter [Pasteurized Cream, Salt]).

Other products containing Rice Cracker Mix

Rice Cracker Mix is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub

Neighbours outside Publix near Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Publix; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 5 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 5. Open Yellow 5
  • Compare Spicy Pub Mix, Spicy Pub'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 0041415575868: 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.