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North Star, Trail Mix

by Navy Exchange Service Command

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0080948626777 · Navy Exchange Service Command · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0080948626777 · Serving size 0.25 cup (26 g)

The verdict

North Star, Trail Mix by Navy Exchange Service Command scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 47-component record, beginning with Peanuts, Peanut Oil, Salt. 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.

45/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 47 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

35/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

45/100

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.

48626777 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

North Star, Trail Mix label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Gourmet Cupcake · ±0 BOOK-OFF …626777 · July 2026

10 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 48626777 · 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: Gourmet Cupcake · Nearest score peer is Gourmet Cupcake 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. North Star, Trail Mix: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. North Star, Trail Mix45/1002. Gourmet Cupcake: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Gourmet Cupcake45/1003. Wish-bone, vinaigrette dressing, raspberry hazelnut: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Wish-bone, vinaigrette dr…45/1004. Frozen Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Bars: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Frozen Strawberry Shortca…45/1005. Light vinaigrette dressing: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Light vinaigrette dressing45/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for North Star, Trail Mix (45/100 on 47 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

North Star, Trail Mix
45/100
Gourmet Cupcake
45/100
Wish-bone, vinaigrette dressing, raspberry hazelnut
45/100
Frozen Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Bars
45/100
Light vinaigrette dressing
45/100

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. North Star, Trail Mix scores 41.1 points below that category average (45/100 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

North Star, Trail Mix lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% 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%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (94th 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 45/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 47 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Peanuts
2
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
Roasted Corn
5
Corn
6
Sunflower Oil
7
Chili Crackers
8
Glutinous Rice
9
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
10
Water
11
Soybeans
12
Wheat
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
15
Chili Powder
16
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
18
Sesame Sticks
19
Wheat Flour
20
Malted Barley Flour
21
Soybean Oil
22
Sesame Seeds
23
Bulgur Wheat
24
Beet Powder
25
Color
26
Turmeric
27
Chili Lemon Flavored Corn Sticks
28
Yellow Corn Masa Flour
29
Chili Lemon Seasoning
30
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
31
Flavoring
32
Spices
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
Garlic Powder
35
Onion Powder
36
Tomato Powder
37
Paprika
38
Organic Pepitas
39
Pumpkin Kernels
40
Seasoning
41
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
42
Yellow Corn Flour
43
Msg
44
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
45
Extractives Of Paprika
46
Natural Flavor
47
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)

Full Ingredient List

Peanuts (peanuts, peanut oil, salt), roasted corn (corn, sunflower oil, salt), chili crackers (glutinous rice, soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt], sugar, modified tapioca starch, chili powder, yellow 6, yellow 5), sesame sticks (wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour], soybean oil, sesame seeds, bulgur wheat, salt, beet powder [color], turmeric [color]), chili lemon flavored corn sticks (yellow corn masa flour, soybean oil, chili lemon seasoning [maltodextrin, salt, natural flavoring, spices, citric acid, garlic powder, onion powder, tomato powder, paprika [color]), pepitas (pumpkin kernels, peanut oil, salt), seasoning (salt, spices, dextrose, yellow corn flour, onion powder, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed corn protein, garlic powder, tomato powder, extractives of paprika, natural flavor, caramel color).

Other products containing Chili Lemon Flavored Corn Sticks

Chili Lemon Flavored Corn Sticks is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for North Star, Trail Mix

Neighbours outside Navy Exchange Service Command in the same lower screening band as North Star, Trail Mix (45/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Navy Exchange Service Command; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from North Star, Trail Mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 47-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare North Star, Trail Mix's 3 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 0080948626777: 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.