Safe

Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese

by Crystal Farms

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0075925307176 · Crystal Farms · Dairies. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0075925307176 · Serving size 1 PKG (42 g)

The verdict

Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese by Crystal Farms scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 30 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 30-component label is layered, beginning with Monterey Jack Cheese, Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 30 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

25307176 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-LAYERED 30 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-RARE Acetic Acid PHOTO-FINISH Blueberry Lemon Zest · ±0 BOOK-OFF …307176 · July 2026

9 of 30 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acetic Acid). Source sheet 25307176 · 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: Blueberry Lemon Zest Triple Cream Cheese Spread, Blueberry Lemon Zest · Nearest score peer is Blueberry Lemon Zest Triple Cream Cheese Spread, Blueberry Lemon Zest 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.

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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned…100/1002. Blueberry Lemon Zest Triple Cream Cheese Spread, Blueberry Lemon Zest: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Blueberry Lemon Zest Trip…100/1003. Quesadilla cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Quesadilla cheese100/1004. 3 pepper blend cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. 3 pepper blend cheese100/1005. Mexican style 4 cheese blend: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mexican style 4 cheese bl…100/100
High-band neighbours for Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese (100/100) outside Crystal Farms.
Chart values as text

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

Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese
100/100
Blueberry Lemon Zest Triple Cream Cheese Spread, Blueberry Lemon Zest
100/100
Quesadilla cheese
100/100
3 pepper blend cheese
100/100
Mexican style 4 cheese blend
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 23,001 products we've scored in the Dairies category, the average safety score is 97.8/100. Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese scores 2.2 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.8/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Dairies products

Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese lists 30 ingredients on its label

30 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 21,438 products we track

0–2: 120 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,805 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,714 products (22%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,694 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,996 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,884 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,734 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,639 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 1,261 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 841 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 481 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 303 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 228 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 151 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 122 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 115 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 81 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 57 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 45 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 33 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 134 products (1%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Dairies 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

21,438 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 30 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
120 products (1%)
2–4
2,805 products (13%)
4–6
4,714 products (22%)
6–8
2,694 products (13%)
8–10
1,996 products (9%)
10–12
1,884 products (9%)
12–14
1,734 products (8%)
14–16
1,639 products (8%)
16–18
1,261 products (6%)
18–20
841 products (4%)
20–22
481 products (2%)
22–24
303 products (1%)
24–26
228 products (1%)
26–28
151 products (1%)
28–30
122 products (1%)
30–32
115 products (1%)
32–34
81 products (0%)
34–36
57 products (0%)
36–38
45 products (0%)
38–40
33 products (0%)
40 and above
134 products (1%)

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 21,438 Dairies 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

1
Monterey Jack Cheese
2
Pasteurized Milk
3
Cheese Culture
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Enzymes
6
Seasoning Blend
7
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
8
Seasoning
9
Distilled Vinegar
10
Aged Cayenne Peppers
11
Water
12
Canola Oil
13
Paprika
14
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
15
Natural Flavor
16
Garlic Powder
17
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
18
Rosemary Extract
19
Preservative
20
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Paprika Extract
23
Natural & Artificial Flavor
24
Tricalcium Phosphate
25
Acetic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Disodium Inosinate & Disodium Guanylate
28
Potato Starch And Cellulose Powder To Prevent Caking
29
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
30
Mold Inhibitor

Full Ingredient List

Monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), seasoning blend (modified cornstarch, salt, seasoning [[distilled vinegar, aged cayenne peppers, salt, water, canola oil, paprika, xanthan gum, natural flavor, garlic powder], maltodextrin, rosemary extract [preservative]], sodium diacetate, garlic powder, sugar,maltodextrin, contains 2% or less of: paprika extract, natural & artificial flavor, tricalcium phosphate, acetic acid, silicon dioxide, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate), potato starch and cellulose powder to prevent caking, natamycin (mold inhibitor).

Other products containing Potato Starch And Cellulose Powder To Prevent Caking

Potato Starch And Cellulose Powder To Prevent Caking is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Dairies Fermented foods Fermented milk products Cheeses

High-score cross-brand comparables for Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese

Neighbours outside Crystal Farms with screening scores in the same high band as Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Crystal Farms; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Nibblers Buffalo Seasoned Monterey Jack Cheese has a longer ingredient list than 98% of its Dairies category 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 0075925307176: 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.