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Chili cheese fries

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0086688100010. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0086688100010 · Serving size 85 g (85 g)

The verdict

Chili cheese fries scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 97 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 97-component record, beginning with 1. French Fried Potatoes, Potatoes, Vegetable Oil. 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 97 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0086688100010
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

33/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

45/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

88100010 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chili cheese fries label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 97 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 60 PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …100010 · July 2026

22 of 97 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 60). Source sheet 88100010 · 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

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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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.

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Chili cheese fries lists 97 ingredients on its label

97 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 97 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 97 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
1. French Fried Potatoes
2
Potatoes
3
Vegetable Oil
4
Soybean
5
Canola
6
Corn
7
Organic Sunflower
8
Modified Food Starch
9
Rice Flour
10
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
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Leavening
13
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
14
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
15
Corn Starch
16
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
17
Beta Carotene
18
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
19
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate And Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
20
2. Fully Cooked Chili
21
Water
22
Ground Beef
23
Beef
24
Tomatoes
25
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
26
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
27
Yellow
28
Cooked Organic Pinto Beans
29
Cooked Red Beans
30
Green Chile
31
Green Chiles
32
And A Trace Of Calcium Chloride
33
Butter
34
Cream Milk
35
Canola Oil
36
Beef Base
37
Cooked Beef
38
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
39
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
40
Beef Extract
41
Onion Powder
42
Lactic Acid Powder With Modified Corn Starch
43
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
44
Garlic Powder
45
Soy Lecithin
46
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
47
Cooked Kidney Beans
48
Chili Powder
49
Chili Peppers
50
Spices
51
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
52
Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added To Prevent Caking
53
Worcestershire Sauce
54
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
55
Molasses
56
Dried Vinegar
57
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
58
Wheat Flour Niacin
59
Reduced Iron
60
Thiamin Mononitrate
61
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
62
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
63
Natural Flavor
64
Guar Gum
65
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
66
Cayenne Pepper Sauce
67
Aged Cayenne Peppers
68
Distilled Vinegar
69
3. Cheddar Cheese Sauce
70
Cheese Blend Cheese
71
Cheddar
72
Granular And Blue
73
Pasteurized Milk
74
Cheese Culture
75
Salt Enzymes
76
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
77
Sunflower Oil
78
Buttermilk Solids
79
Sodium Phosphate
80
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
81
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
82
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
83
Cream
84
Whole Milk Power
85
Soybean Oil
86
Romano Cheese
87
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
88
Enzymes
89
Corn Starch
90
Natural Butter Flavor
91
Whey Solids
92
Enzyme Modified Butter
93
Butter
94
Annatto And Turmeric For Color
95
Milk
96
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
97
Spice

Full Ingredient List

1. french fried potatoes [potatoes, vegetable oil (soybean, canola, corn and/or sunflower), modified food starch, rice flour, dextrin, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), corn starch, xanthan gum, beta carotene, dextrose, tetrasodium pyrophosphate and disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (to maintain natural color)], 2. fully cooked chili [water, ground beef (beef, salt), tomatoes (citric acid, calcium chloride), yellow, cooked pinto beans, cooked red beans, green chile (green chiles, salt, citric acid, and a trace of calcium chloride), butter (cream milk, salt), canola oil, beef base (cooked beef, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, sugar, dehydrated beef extract, onion powder, canola oil, lactic acid powder with modified corn starch, caramel color, garlic powder, soy lecithin, maltodextrin), cooked kidney beans, chili powder (chili peppers, salt, spices, garlic, less than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking), worcestershire sauce (water, high fructose corn syrup, molasses, salt, vinegar, caramel color, hydrolyzed soy protein, wheat flour niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, natural flavor, guar gum, sodium benzoate), garlic (garlic, water), cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder), spices, salt], 3. cheddar cheese sauce [water, cheese blend cheese [cheddar, granular and blue (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt enzymes], whey, sunflower oil, salt, maltodextrin, buttermilk solids, sodium phosphate, citric acid, lactic acid, yellow 5, yellow 6, cream, whole milk power, soybean oil, romano cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, salt, sugar, butter flavor (whey solids, enzyme modified butter, maltodextrin, salt, dehydrated butter, guar gum, annatto and turmeric for color, contains milk), polysorbate 60, xanthan gum, onion powder, garlic powder, spice

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 60 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chili cheese fries's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 97-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 60. Open Polysorbate 60
  • Compare Chili cheese fries'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 0086688100010: 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.