Safe

Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix

by Chicago American

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0620811912080 · Chicago American · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0620811912080 · Serving size 0.666 cup (28 g)

The verdict

Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix by Chicago American scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 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 48-component record, beginning with Enriched Wheat Flour, Degermed Corn Meal, Soybean 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 48 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

11912080 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Chicago American Sweets · ±0 BOOK-OFF …912080 · July 2026

16 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 11912080 · 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: Chicago American Sweets & Snacks, Pumpkin Pie Candied Popcorn · Nearest score peer is Chicago American Sweets & Snacks, Pumpkin Pie Candied Popcorn at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

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. Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Crisps N' Twists Bold Sna…95/1002. Chicago American Sweets & Snacks, Pumpkin Pie Candied Popcorn: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chicago American Sweets &…95/1003. Meat Tortellini: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Meat Tortellini95/1004. Mexixan Vanilla Blend: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mexixan Vanilla Blend95/1005. Mexican Vanilla Blend: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Mexican Vanilla Blend95/100
High-band neighbours for Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix (95/100) outside Chicago American.
Chart values as text

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

Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix
95/100
Chicago American Sweets & Snacks, Pumpkin Pie Candied Popcorn
95/100
Meat Tortellini
95/100
Mexixan Vanilla Blend
95/100
Mexican Vanilla Blend
95/100

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. Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix scores 8.9 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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: 48 (95th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Wheat Flour
2
Degermed Corn Meal
3
Soybean Oil
4
Soybean Oil
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
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
7
Deproteinized Whey
8
White Corn Flour
9
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Blend Of Cheddar And Blue Cheeses
12
Milk
13
Bacterial Culture
14
Microbial Enzymes
15
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
16
Rye Flour
17
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Paprika
19
Onion Powder
20
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
21
Corn Maltodextrin
22
Worcestershire Sauce Powder
23
Corn Maltodextrin Molasses
24
Dried Vinegar
25
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
26
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
27
Spices
28
Tamarind
29
Natural Flavour
30
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
31
Butter
32
Msg
33
Spice Extractives
34
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
35
Garlic Powder
36
Natural And Artificial Flavour
37
Buttermilk
38
Natural Smoke Flavour
39
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
40
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
41
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
42
Garlic Oil
43
Caraway Seed
44
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
45
Barley Malt Syrup
46
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
47
Colours E129
48
Extractive Of Paprika

Full Ingredient List

Enriched wheat flour, degermed corn meal, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, sugar, whey, deproteinized whey, white corn flour, cornstarch, salt, blend of cheddar and blue cheeses (milk, salt, bacterial culture, microbial enzymes, annatto), rye flour, corn syrup, paprika, onion powder,torula yeast, corn maltodextrin, worcestershire sauce powder (corn maltodextrin molasses, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, caramel colour, garlic, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavour), autolyzed yeast extract, butter, monosodium glutamate, spices, spice extractives, dextrose, garlic powder, natural and artificial flavour, buttermilk, natural smoke flavour, caramel colour, sodium bicarbonate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, garlic oil, caraway seed, fumaric acid, barley malt syrup, sodium diacetate, colours, extractive of paprika.

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix

Neighbours outside Chicago American with screening scores in the same high band as Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix (95/100 here). The 2 same-brand links above stay within Chicago American; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Crisps N' Twists Bold Snack Mix'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 0620811912080: 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.