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Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins

by Monster

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0085239807699 · Monster · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0085239807699 · Serving size 0.25 cup (36 g)

The verdict

Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins by Monster scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 9 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 48-component record, beginning with Peanuts, Chocolate Candies, Milk Chocolate. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
9
Many flagged · of 48 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

8/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

39807699 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 9 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Caramel Cashew Trail · ±0 BOOK-OFF …807699 · July 2026

17 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 39807699 · 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: Caramel Cashew Trail Mix · Nearest score peer is Caramel Cashew Trail Mix 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.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Monster trail mix with nu…0/1002. Caramel Cashew Trail Mix: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Caramel Cashew Trail Mix0/1003. Snack bites: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Snack bites0/1004. White fudge animal cookies, white fudge: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. White fudge animal cookie…0/1005. Simply with peanuts, raisins, m&m's milk chocolate candies, almonds & sweetened cherries trail mix, simply trail: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Simply with peanuts, rais…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins (0/100 on 48 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins
0/100
Caramel Cashew Trail Mix
0/100
Snack bites
0/100
White fudge animal cookies, white fudge
0/100
Simply with peanuts, raisins, m&m's milk chocolate candies, almonds & sweetened cherries trail mix, simply trail
0/100

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. Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins scores 86.1 points below that category average (0/100 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

Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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

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: 48 (95th 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (9 flagged of 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Peanuts
2
Chocolate Candies
3
Milk Chocolate
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Natural Chocolate
6
Skim Milk
7
Cocoa Butter
8
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
9
Milkfat
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Artificial Flavors
13
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
14
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
15
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
16
Coloring
17
Includes Blue 1 Lake
18
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
20
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
21
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
23
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
25
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
26
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Gum Acacia
28
Raisins Coated With Less Than 1% Sunflower
29
Canola Oil
30
Milk Chocolate Chips
31
Whole Milk Powder
32
Chocolate Liquor
33
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
34
Artificial Flavor
35
Peanut Butter Chips
36
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
37
Partially Defatted Peanut Flour
38
Nonfat Milk Powder
39
Whey Powder
40
Peanut Butter
41
Hydrogenated Rapeseed And Cottonseed Oil
42
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
43
Salt And Soy Lecithin
44
Vegetable Oil
45
Peanut
46
Cottonseed
47
Soybean
48
Sunflower Seed

Full Ingredient List

Peanuts, chocolate candies (milk chocolate [sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors], sugar, cornstarch, less than 1% of: corn syrup, dextrin, coloring [includes blue 1 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1, blue 2 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2], gum acacia), raisins coated with less than 1% sunflower and/or canola oil, milk chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin, vanillin [artificial flavor]), peanut butter chips (sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, nonfat milk powder, whey powder, peanut butter [peanuts, hydrogenated rapeseed and cottonseed oil], dextrose, salt and soy lecithin), vegetable oil (peanut, cottonseed, soybean and/or sunflower seed).

Categories

Snacks

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins

Neighbours outside Monster in the same lower screening band as Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Monster; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Monster trail mix with nuts, candy & raisins's 9 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 0085239807699: 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.