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El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls

by El Toro Loco Snacks

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0620811400044 · El Toro Loco Snacks · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0620811400044 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls by El Toro Loco Snacks scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 27 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 27-component label is layered, beginning with Corn Meal, Soybean Oil, Whey. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

0/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 27 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.

11400044 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-LAYERED 27 ing. REG-PART 41% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Chedda!, Balls-Boules Corn · ±0 BOOK-OFF …400044 · July 2026

11 of 27 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 11400044 · 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: Chedda!, Balls-Boules Corn Snacks, Cheese · Nearest score peer is Chedda!, Balls-Boules Corn Snacks, Cheese 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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. El toro loco snacks, sals…0/1002. Chedda!, Balls-Boules Corn Snacks, Cheese: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Chedda!, Balls-Boules Cor…0/1003. Corn Snacks Balls: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Corn Snacks Balls0/1004. Sweatbearts: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Sweatbearts0/1005. The Original Chocolate Wafer: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. The Original Chocolate Wa…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls (0/100 on 27 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls
0/100
Chedda!, Balls-Boules Corn Snacks, Cheese
0/100
Corn Snacks Balls
0/100
Sweatbearts
0/100
The Original Chocolate Wafer
0/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls scores 98.3 points below that category average (0/100 vs. 98.3/100), 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 Condiments products

El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls lists 27 ingredients on its label

27 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% of the 27,084 products we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 346 products (1%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Condiments 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

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 27 (91st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 products (1%)

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 27,084 Condiments 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 (4 flagged of 27 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Corn Meal
2
Soybean Oil
3
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
4
Cheddar And Blue Cheese
5
Pasteurized Milk
6
Salt Cheese Culture
7
Annatto Enzymes
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
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Tomato Solids
12
Onion Powder
13
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
14
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
15
Sweet Cream Buttermilk
16
Butter
17
Cream
18
Natural And Artificial Flavors
19
Msg
20
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
21
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
22
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
23
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Sodium Diacetate Corn Starch
25
Spice And Spice Extractives Including Extractives Of Paprika
26
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Corn meal, soybean oil, whey, cheddar and blue cheese (pasteurized milk, salt cheese culture, annatto enzymes), maltodextrin, salt, sugar, tomato solids, onion powder, dextrose, hydrolyzed soy protein, sweet cream buttermilk, butter (cream, salt), natural and artificial flavors, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, malic acid, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, sodium diacetate corn starch, spice and spice extractives including extractives of paprika, red 40 lake, yellow 6.

Categories

Condiments Sauces Dips Groceries

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls

Neighbours outside El Toro Loco Snacks in the same lower screening band as El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls (0/100). No other El Toro Loco Snacks products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 27-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare El toro loco snacks, salsa cheese balls's 4 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 0620811400044: 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.