Safe

Nacho Cheese Triangles

by Tast!ez

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0072714009037 · Tast!ez. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0072714009037 · Serving size 1 portion (95 g)

The verdict

Nacho Cheese Triangles by Tast!ez scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 56 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0072714009037
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

14009037 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nacho Cheese Triangles label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-RARE Sodium Hexametaphosphate PHOTO-FINISH Macaroni & Cheese · ±0 BOOK-OFF …009037 · July 2026

15 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Hexametaphosphate). Source sheet 14009037 · 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: Macaroni & Cheese Dinner · Nearest score peer is Macaroni & Cheese Dinner at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

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. Nacho Cheese Triangles: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Nacho Cheese Triangles100/1002. Macaroni & Cheese Dinner: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Macaroni & Cheese Dinner100/1003. Hash Brown: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Hash Brown100/1004. Waffle Fries: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Waffle Fries100/1005. Hash Browns: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hash Browns100/100
High-band neighbours for Nacho Cheese Triangles (100/100) outside Tast!ez.
Chart values as text

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

Nacho Cheese Triangles
100/100
Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
100/100
Hash Brown
100/100
Waffle Fries
100/100
Hash Browns
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Nacho Cheese Triangles lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 56 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
6
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Water
9
Vegetable Oil
10
Soybean
11
Canola Oil
12
Cheddar Cheese
13
Pasteurized Milk
14
Cheese Cultures
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Enzymes
17
Low-moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
18
Pasteurized Organic Part Skim Milk
19
Cheese Culture
20
Dried Red Bell Peppers
21
Jalapeno Pepper
22
Rice Flour
23
Or Less Of Annatto Extract
24
Color
25
Apocarotenal
26
Dehydrated Cheese Flavored Powder
27
Milk Powder
28
Corn Starch
29
Natural Flavors
30
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
31
Beta Carotene
32
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
33
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
34
Com Syrup Solids
35
Enzyme Modified Cheese
36
Milkfat
37
Sodium Phosphate
38
Garlic Powder
39
Leavening
40
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
41
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
42
Lime Juice Solids
43
Milk Protein Concentrate
44
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
45
Natural Flavor
46
Onion Powder
47
Paprika Extract
48
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
49
Sorbic Acid
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
50
Preservative
51
Spices
52
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
53
Turmeric Extract
54
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
55
Yeast
56
Yellow Corn Flour

Full Ingredient List

Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Canola Oil), Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Red Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Pepper, Rice Flour. Contains 2% or less of Annatto Extract (color), Apocarotenal (color), Cheese Flavored Powder (Milk Powder, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Salt, Lactic Acid, Beta Carotene (color), Annatto (color)), Citric Acid, Com Syrup Solids, Enzyme Modified Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Water, Milkfat, Sodium Phosphate, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Garlic Powder, Lactic Acid, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Lime Juice Solids, Milk Protein Concentrate, Modified Cellulose, Natural Flavor, Onion Powder, Paprika Extract (color), Salt, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Spices, Sugar, Turmeric Extract (color), Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Nacho Cheese Triangles

Neighbours outside Tast!ez with screening scores in the same high band as Nacho Cheese Triangles (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Tast!ez; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

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Nacho Cheese Triangles has a longer ingredient list than 98% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0072714009037: 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.