Pajeda's, Party Mix
Contains 10 flagged ingredients
Pajeda's, Party Mix by Mccleary Industries Inc. receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 10 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
Pajeda's, Party Mix by Mccleary Industries Inc. carries a composite safety score of 0/100, 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 10 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, Pajeda's, Party Mix 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 E 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 | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 10 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Mini macho tortilla chips: corn, vegetable oil (consisting of one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, canola, sunflower, or soybean oil), whey, salt, rice flour, monosodium glutamate, yellow corn flour, dextrose, corn starch, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), onion powder, tomato powder, spices, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, garlic powder, lactic acid, natural and artificial flavors, cottonseed oil, citirc acid, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, yellow 6 lake, sugar, disodium phosphate, sodium acetate, sodium diacetate, autolyzed yeast extract, titanium dioxide (color), red 40 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin, red 40, blue 1, oleoresin paprika, medium chain triglycerides, soybean oil, and less than 2% silicon dioxide (to prevent caking), oleoresin rosemary, bha, bht, and oat fiber. corn chips: corn, vegetable oil (consisting of one or more of the following: corn, soybean, sunflower, cottonseed, or canola), and salt. bbq corn chips: corn vegetable oil (consisting of one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, canola, sunflower, or soybean oil), yellow corn flour, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, hydrolyzed soy protein, monosodium glutamate, tomato powder, spices, dextrose, sugar, less than 2% citric acid, natural flavors, oleoresin paprika, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, and silicon dioxide (anti-caking). pretzels: unbleached enriched wheat flour (contains: flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate-b1, riboflavin-b2, and folic acid), malt, salt, soybean oil, yeast. crunchy cheese curls: corn meal, vegetable oil (consisting of one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, canola, palm, or soybean oil). whey, coconut oil, maltodextrin, salt, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes), natural and artificial flavors, disodium phosphate, sodium casienate. monosodium glutamate, yellow 6, yellow 5, citric acid, tbhq (to help protect flavor) and less than 2% silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent).
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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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