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Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips

by Uncle Ray's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0614156001820 · Uncle Ray's · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0614156001820 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips by Uncle Ray's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 44-component record, beginning with Potatoes, Vegetable Oil, Corn. 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
5
Many flagged · of 44 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.

56001820 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-PART 32% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Potato Chips · ±0 BOOK-OFF …001820 · July 2026

14 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 56001820 · 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: Potato Chips · Nearest score peer is Potato Chips 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. Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Sour Cream & Cheddar Pota…0/1002. Potato Chips: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Potato Chips0/1003. Sweets Station, Hello! Mellow, Marshmallows Bonbones Guimauves, Chocolate Twists: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Sweets Station, Hello! Me…0/1004. Happy Bear Marshmallows: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Happy Bear Marshmallows0/1005. Rainbow Marshmallows: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Rainbow Marshmallows0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips (0/100 on 44 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips
0/100
Potato Chips
0/100
Sweets Station, Hello! Mellow, Marshmallows Bonbones Guimauves, Chocolate Twists
0/100
Happy Bear Marshmallows
0/100
Rainbow Marshmallows
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. Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 44 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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 (5 flagged of 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Potatoes
2
Vegetable Oil
3
Corn
4
Organic Sunflower
5
Cottonseed Oil
6
Cheddar And Sour Cream Seasoning
7
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
8
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
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Msg
11
Onion Powder
12
Buttermilk
13
Sour Cream Solids
14
Cream
15
Nonfat Milk
16
Cultures
17
Cheddar Cheese Solids
18
Pasteurized Milk
19
Enzymes
20
Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil
21
Garlic Powder
22
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
23
Artificial Sour Cream Flavor
24
EDTA
Other
Safe
25
BHA
Avoid GRAS
26
Artificial Color
27
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Butter
32
Natural Cheddar Cheese Flavor
33
Yeast Extract
34
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
35
Color
36
Natural Flavor
37
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
38
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
39
Extractive Of Paprika
40
Sodium Citrate
41
Natural Butter Flavor
42
With Annatto And Turmeric
43
Flavoring
44
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back

Full Ingredient List

Potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, sunflower, or cottonseed oil), cheddar and sour cream seasoning (whey, maltodextrin, salt, monosodium glutamate, onion powder, buttermilk, sour cream solids [cream, nonfat milk, cultures], cheddar cheese solids [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], partially hydrogenated soy bean oil, garlic powder, citric acid, artificial sour cream flavor [with edta, bha], artificial color [including yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6], butter [cream, salt], natural cheddar cheese flavor [with yeast extract, whey, annatto (color), natural flavor], disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, extractive of paprika [color], sodium citrate, natural butter flavor [with annatto and turmeric], natural flavoring), and salt.

Other products containing Cheddar And Sour Cream Seasoning

Cheddar And Sour Cream Seasoning is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 3 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Snacks Cereals and potatoes Salty snacks Appetizers Chips and fries Crisps Potato crisps

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips

Neighbours outside Uncle Ray's in the same lower screening band as Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Uncle Ray's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Sour Cream & Cheddar Potato Chips's 5 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 0614156001820: 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.