Irish nachos
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Irish nachos receives a safety score of 30/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Irish nachos carries a composite safety score of 30/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 identified 4 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Irish nachos 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 30/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Water, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola oil), bleached wheat flour, pasteurized process monterey jack cheese [monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphate, salt], potatoes (potatoes, dextrose, citric acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate (preservative)), dehydrated potatoes, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), yellow corn flour, modified corn starch, corn flakes (corn, sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, salt, malt flavoring, iron, thiamine hydrochloride, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin). contains 2% or less of acetic acid, apocarotenal (color), artificial smoke flavor, bacon flakes (bacon cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sugar, dextrose, brown sugar, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, flavoring), barley malt extract, butter (cream, salt), canola oil, caramel color, citric acid, dextrose, disodium phosphate, dried cheddar and semisoft cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), enzyme modified cheese (pasteurized milk, water, milkfat, sodium phosphate, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), garlic powder, green onions, gum arabic, jalapeno pepper, lactic acid, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate), malted barley flour, maltodextrin, methylcellulose, milk protein concentrate, natural caramelized bacon flavor, natural flavor (contains milk), natural stout beer flavor, onion powder, paprika extract (color), red bell peppers, salt, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), sorbitol, spices, sugar, sunflower oil, trehalose, triacetin, wheat starch, whey, yeast, yeast extract, yellow 5, yellow 6.
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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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