Caution

Truly good foods, sweet heat

by Truly Good Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0094184599740 · Truly Good Foods · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0094184599740 · Serving size 0.25 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Truly good foods, sweet heat by Truly Good Foods scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 70 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 70-component record, beginning with Nacho Peanuts, Peanuts, Peanut 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.

75/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 70 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

75/100

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.

84599740 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Truly good foods, sweet heat label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 70 ing. REG-SPARSE 20% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Tgf, California Mix · ±0 BOOK-OFF …599740 · July 2026

14 of 70 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 84599740 · 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: Tgf, California Mix A Classic Nut And Fruit Mix · Nearest score peer is Tgf, California Mix A Classic Nut And Fruit 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

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. Truly good foods, sweet heat: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Truly good foods, sweet h…75/1002. Tgf, California Mix A Classic Nut And Fruit Mix: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Tgf, California Mix A Cla…75/1003. Klass, limonada, limeade: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Klass, limonada, limeade75/1004. Drink Mix, Chocolate: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Drink Mix, Chocolate75/1005. Klass, limeade flavored drink mix, limeade: 75/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Klass, limeade flavored d…75/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Truly good foods, sweet heat (75/100 on 70 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Truly good foods, sweet heat
75/100
Tgf, California Mix A Classic Nut And Fruit Mix
75/100
Klass, limonada, limeade
75/100
Drink Mix, Chocolate
75/100
Klass, limeade flavored drink mix, limeade
75/100

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. Truly good foods, sweet heat scores 11.1 points below that category average (75/100 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

Truly good foods, sweet heat lists 70 ingredients on its label

70 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 70 (99th 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 75/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 70 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Nacho Peanuts
2
Peanuts
3
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Nacho Cheese Powder
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Spice
7
Romano Cheese
8
Milk
9
Cheese Cultures
10
Enzymes
11
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
12
Disodium Phosphate
13
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
14
Cheddar & Blue Cheese
15
Cheese Whey
16
Cottage Cheese Whey
17
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
18
Sodium Citrate
19
Msg
20
Natural Flavor
21
Artificial Color
22
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Tomato Powder
24
Onion Powder
25
Garlic Powder
26
Artificial Butter
27
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
28
Butter Toasted Peanuts
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Butter
31
Pasteurized Cream
32
Pecans
33
Hot & Spicy Sesame Sticks
34
Unbleached Wheat Flour
35
Malted Barley Flour As A Natural Enzyme Additive
36
Soybean Oil
37
Sesame Seeds
38
Bulgur Wheat
39
Seasoning Corn Flour
40
Red Pepper
41
Dried Vinegar
42
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
43
Sour Cream Powder
44
Cultured Buttermilk
45
Reduced Lactose Whey
46
Sour Cream Cultures
47
Green Bell Pepper Powder
48
Jalapeno Pepper Powder
49
Beet Powder
50
Turmeric
51
Cajun Corn Sticks
52
Yellow Corn Masa
53
Cajun Seasoning
54
Spices
55
Corn Flour
56
Potato Flour
57
Coconut Oil Fractions
58
Extractives Of Paprika
59
Color
60
Honey Roasted Peanuts
61
Sucrose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
GRAS
62
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
63
Honey
64
Calcium Stearate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
65
Anti-caking Agent
66
Hydroxylated Lecithin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT
Approved
67
Processing Aid
68
Cajun Blackening Seasoning
69
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
70
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

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.

Categories

Snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Truly good foods, sweet heat

Neighbours outside Truly Good Foods near Truly good foods, sweet heat's mid-band score (75/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Truly Good Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Truly good foods, sweet heat's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 70-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Truly good foods, sweet heat's 1 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 0094184599740: 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.