Truly good foods, sweet heat
by Truly Good Foods, Tropical Nut & Fruit Co.
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Truly good foods, sweet heat by Truly Good Foods, Tropical Nut & Fruit Co. receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Truly good foods, sweet heat by Truly Good Foods, Tropical Nut & Fruit Co. carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Truly good foods, sweet heat is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 75/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Nacho peanuts (peanuts, peanut oil, nacho cheese powder (salt, spice, romano cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, enzymes), whey, disodium phosphate, lactic acid, dehydrated cheddar & blue cheese, cheese whey, cottage cheese whey, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, sodium citrate, monosodium glutamate, natural flavor, artificial color (fd&c yellow #6), tomato powder, onion powder, garlic powder, artificial butter, citric acid)), butter toasted peanuts (peanuts, sugar, butter (pasteurized cream, salt), pecans, hot & spicy sesame sticks (unbleached wheat flour (contains malted barley flour as a natural enzyme additive), soybean oil, sesame seeds, bulgur wheat, seasoning corn flour, red pepper, vinegar, maltodextrin, sour cream powder, cultured buttermilk, reduced lactose whey, sodium citrate, sour cream cultures, monosodium glutamate, green bell pepper powder, jalapeno pepper powder, beet powder, turmeric), cajun corn sticks (yellow corn masa, cajun seasoning,spices, corn flour, potato flour, coconut oil fractions, extractives of paprika (color)), honey roasted peanuts (peanuts, sucrose, wheat starch, honey, calcium stearate (anti-caking agent), hydroxylated lecithin(processing aid)), cajun blackening seasoning, peanut oil, fructose, xanthan gum.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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