Avoid

Glacier Ranch tortilla chips

by Great Value

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742093208 · Great Value · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742093208 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

Glacier Ranch tortilla chips by Great Value scores 10/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 38-component record, beginning with Ground Yellow Corn, Vegetable Oil, Corn. 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.

10/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 38 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

18/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

10/100

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.

42093208 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Glacier Ranch tortilla chips label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 10/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH The bakery, carrot · ±0 BOOK-OFF …093208 · July 2026

11 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 42093208 · 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: The bakery, carrot cake · Nearest score peer is The bakery, carrot cake 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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. Glacier Ranch tortilla chips: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Glacier Ranch tortilla ch…10/1002. The bakery, carrot cake: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. The bakery, carrot cake10/1003. Wal-mart stores, harvest cookies: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Wal-mart stores, harvest …10/1004. Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes10/1005. Assorted Cookies: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Assorted Cookies10/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Glacier Ranch tortilla chips (10/100 on 38 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Glacier Ranch tortilla chips
10/100
The bakery, carrot cake
10/100
Wal-mart stores, harvest cookies
10/100
Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes
10/100
Assorted Cookies
10/100

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. Glacier Ranch tortilla chips scores 76.1 points below that category average (10/100 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

Glacier Ranch tortilla chips lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 38 (89th 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 10/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 38 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ground Yellow Corn
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Corn
4
Organic Sunflower
5
Safflower
6
Canola Oil
7
Salt Maltodextrin
8
Buttermilk Solids
9
Msg
10
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
11
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
12
Tomato Powder
13
Garlic Powder
14
Nonfat Dry Milk
15
Corn Syrup Solids
16
Onion Powder
17
Cheddar Cheese
18
Milk
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Cultures
21
Enzymes
22
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Spice
25
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
26
Natural And Artificial Flavor
27
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
28
Yeast Extract
29
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
30
Tricalcium Phosphate
31
Paprika Extract
32
Natural Flavor And Color
33
Annatto Extract
34
Turmeric Extract
35
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
36
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
38
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Ground yellow corn, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower, safflower, or canola oil), salt maltodextrin, buttermilk solids, monosodium glutamate, cornstarch, dextrose, tomato powder, garlic powder, nonfat dry milk, corn syrup solids, onion powder, cheddar cheese (milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), sodium diacetate, sugar, spice, malic acid, natural and artificial flavor, lactic acid, yeast extract, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, tricalcium phosphate, paprika extract (flavor and color), annatto extract, turmeric extract, titanium dioxide, red 40, blue 1, yellow 5.

Categories

Snacks Salty snacks Appetizers Chips and fries Crisps Corn chips

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Glacier Ranch tortilla chips

Neighbours outside Great Value in the same lower screening band as Glacier Ranch tortilla chips (10/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Great Value; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Glacier Ranch tortilla chips's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 38-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Glacier Ranch tortilla chips's 4 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 0078742093208: 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.