Caution

Snack mix

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0708820049482 · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0708820049482 · Serving size 0.333 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Snack mix scores 75/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 92 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 92-component record, beginning with Cajun Peanuts, Peanuts, Canola 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
3
Few flagged · of 92 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.

20049482 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Snack mix label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 75/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 92 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG TBHQ PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …049482 · July 2026

19 of 92 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: TBHQ). Source sheet 20049482 · 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

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.

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. Snack mix 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

Snack mix lists 92 ingredients on its label

92 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product 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: 92 (100th 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 (3 flagged of 92 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cajun Peanuts
2
Peanuts
3
Canola Oil
4
Cajun Seasoning
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Spices Including Chili Pepper And Spice Extractives
7
Garlic And Onion Powder
8
Corn Starch
9
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
10
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
11
Inosinate And Guanylate
12
Cheese Sesame Sticks
13
Sesame Sticks
14
Pastry Flour
15
Unbleached Wheat Flour
16
Wheat Flour
17
Malted Barley Flour
18
Water
19
Sesame Seeds
20
Bulgur Wheat
21
Cheese Seasoning
22
Cheddar Cheese
23
Milk
24
Cheese Cultures
25
Enzymes
26
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
27
Buttermilk
28
Salt & Disodium Phosphate
29
Cheddar Whales
30
Enriched Flour
31
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Reduced Iron
33
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
36
Vegetable Oils
37
Organic Sunflower
38
Canola
39
Soybean
40
Cheddar Cheese Blend
41
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
42
Corn Syrup Solids
43
Disodium Phosphate
44
Sour Cream Powder
45
Cream
46
Cultures
47
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
48
Cultured Nonfat Dry Milk
49
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
50
Natural Flavors
51
Yeast Extract
52
Soybean Oil
53
Color
54
Annatto And Oleoresin Paprika
55
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
56
Baking Soda
57
Leavening
58
Paprika
59
Turmeric
60
Garlic Powder
61
Onion Powder
62
Spice
63
Tricalcium Phosphate
64
Pretzels
65
Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour
66
Flour
67
Thiamine Mononitrate-b1
68
Riboflavin-b2
69
Malt
ENZYME
Approved
70
Yeast
71
Rye Chips
72
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
73
Rye Flour
74
Yeast
75
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
76
Rye Flavor
77
Ground Caraway Seed
78
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
79
Sodium Diacetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
80
Soy Sauce Powder
81
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
82
Worcestershire Sauce Powder
83
Natural Flavor Extractives
84
Soybeans
85
Soy
86
Wheat
87
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
88
Msg
89
Cheddar Cheese Powder
90
Spices
91
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
92
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved

Full Ingredient List

Cajun peanuts (peanuts [canola oil], cajun seasoning [salt, spices including chili pepper and spice extractives, garlic and onion powder, modified corn starch, maltodextrin, carrageenan, inosinate and guanylate]), cheese sesame sticks (sesame sticks [pastry flour, unbleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour), water, canola oil, sesame seeds, bulgur wheat, salt], cheese seasoning [cheddar cheese (milk, salt, cheese cultures, & enzymes), whey, buttermilk, salt & disodium phosphate]), cheddar whales (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid], vegetable oils [sunflower, canola, and/or soybean], cheddar cheese blend [cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, calcium chloride}, maltodextrin, salt, whey, corn syrup solids, disodium phosphate, sour cream powder [cream, cultures, lactic acid, cultured nonfat dry milk, citric acid], natural flavors, yeast extract, soybean oil, lactic acid, citric acid], yeast extract, natural color (annatto and oleoresin paprika), sugar, salt, citric acid, baking soda (leavening), paprika, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, spice, tricalcium phosphate), pretzels (unbleached enriched wheat flour [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate-b1, riboflavin-b2, folic acid], malt, salt, soybean and/or canola oil, and yeast), rye chips (enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola oil [tbhq], rye flour, sugar, salt, yeast, caramel color, rye flavor [rye flour, salt, ground caraway seed, fumaric acid, sodium diacetate], maltodextrin, salt, sugar, garlic powder, soy sauce powder [soy sauce {soybeans, salt, wheat}, maltodextrin], onion powder, worcestershire sauce powder [natural flavor extractives, including soybeans, soy, wheat, maltodextrin, salt], hydrolyzed soy protein, monosodium glutamate, cheddar cheese powder [cheddar cheese {cultured milk, salt, enzymes}, whey, milk, maltodextrin, salt, disodium phosphate], spices, citric acid, caramel color, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate).

Categories

Snacks

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TBHQ is the first flagged ingredient selected from Snack mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 92-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to TBHQ. Open TBHQ
  • Compare Snack mix's 3 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 0708820049482: 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.