Concern

Tex Mex Trail Mix

by Southern Home

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0607880033823 · Southern Home · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0607880033823 · Serving size 0.25 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Tex Mex Trail Mix by Southern Home scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 56-component record, beginning with Jalapeno 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
Few flagged · of 56 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

38/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

50/100

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.

80033823 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Tex Mex Trail Mix label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-SPARSE 23% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Crunchy Cheese Curls · ±0 BOOK-OFF …033823 · July 2026

13 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 80033823 · 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: Crunchy Cheese Curls · Nearest score peer is Crunchy Cheese Curls at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Tex Mex Trail Mix: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Tex Mex Trail Mix50/1002. Crunchy Cheese Curls: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Crunchy Cheese Curls50/1003. Blueberry donut holes, blueberry: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Blueberry donut holes, bl…50/1004. Stuffed Jalapenos: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Stuffed Jalapenos50/1005. Stuffed jalapenos: 50/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Stuffed jalapenos50/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Tex Mex Trail Mix (50/100 on 56 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Tex Mex Trail Mix
50/100
Crunchy Cheese Curls
50/100
Blueberry donut holes, blueberry
50/100
Stuffed Jalapenos
50/100
Stuffed jalapenos
50/100

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. Tex Mex Trail Mix scores 36.1 points below that category average (50/100 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

Tex Mex Trail Mix lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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: 56 (97th 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 50/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 56 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Jalapeno Peanuts
2
Peanuts
3
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Seasoning
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
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
7
Dried Onion And Garlic Powder
8
Spices
9
Jalapeno
10
Modified Food Starch
11
Vinegar Solids
12
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
13
Dried Vinegar
14
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
15
Natural And Artificial Flavors
16
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
17
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
18
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
19
Chili Crackers
20
Glutinous Rice
21
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
22
Water
23
Soybeans
24
Wheat
25
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Chili Powder
27
Colored With
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Sunflower Kernels
31
Roasted Corn
32
Corn
33
Canola Oil And Salt
34
Sesame Sticks
35
Unbleached Wheat Flour
36
Malted Barley Flour As A Natural Enzyme Additive
37
Soybean Oil
38
Sesame Seeds
39
Bulgur Wheat
40
Beet
41
Colo
42
Turmeric
43
Color
44
Salsa Corn Sticks
45
Yellow Corn Masa
46
Salsa Seasoning
47
Whey Powder
48
Tomato Powder
49
Green Pepper Powder
50
Onion Powder
51
Flavoring
52
Spices And Herbs
53
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
54
Beet Powder
55
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
56
Pumpkin Kernels

Full Ingredient List

Jalapeno peanuts (peanuts, peanut oil, seasoning [salt, dextrose, onion and garlic powder, spices (including jalapeno), modified food starch, vinegar solids (maltodextrin, vinegar, modified food starch), xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavors, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate]), chili crackers (glutinous rice, soy sauce [water, soybeans, wheat, salt], sugar, chili powder, colored with [yellow 5, yellow 6]), sunflower kernels (sunflower kernels, peanut oil, salt), roasted corn (corn, canola oil and salt), sesame sticks (unbleached wheat flour [contains malted barley flour as a natural enzyme additive], soybean oil, sesame seeds, bulgur wheat, salt, beet [colo], turmeric [color]), salsa corn sticks (yellow corn masa, soybean oil, salsa seasoning [whey powder, tomato powder, salt, maltodextrin, green pepper powder, onion powder, natural flavoring, spices and herbs, torula yeast, beet powder [color], annatto [color]), pumpkin kernels (pumpkin kernels, peanut oil, salt).

Other products containing Jalapeno Peanuts

Jalapeno Peanuts is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Tex Mex Trail Mix

Neighbours outside Southern Home near Tex Mex Trail Mix's mid-band score (50/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Southern Home; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Tex Mex Trail Mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 56-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Tex Mex Trail Mix's 2 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 0607880033823: 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.