Potato Skins Style Snack Crisps Cheddar & Bacon

by TGI Fridays

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Potato Skins Style Snack Crisps Cheddar & Bacon by TGI Fridays receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0720495902152
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 serving (49.6 g)

What the Data Says About

Potato Skins Style Snack Crisps Cheddar & Bacon by TGI Fridays carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Potato Skins Style Snack Crisps Cheddar & Bacon is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Potato Skins Style Snack Crisps Cheddar & Bacon
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Potato Flakes
2
Potato Starch Soybean Oil Andiof Sunflower Oil
3
Whole Grain Corn
4
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Enriched Corn Meal
6
Degermed Yellow Corn
7
Ferrous Sulfate Niacin
8
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Riboflavin And Folic Acid
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
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
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Potassium Chloride Caramel Color
14
Msg
15
Cisese Powder Tcheddar Cheese
16
Pasteurized Milk
17
Cheese Cultures
18
Enzymes
19
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
20
Disodium Phosphate Yellow #5
21
Yellow #61
22
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
23
Buttermilk
24
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
25
Natural And Artificial Flavors
26
Including Smoke
27
Sour Cream Sour Cream
28
Cream
29
Nonfat Milk
30
Cultures
31
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Ascorbyl Palmitate
ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
33
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
34
Yeast Extract
35
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
36
Onion
37
Dísodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
38
Yellow #6 Lake
39
Silicon Dioxide Aprocessing Aid
40
Milk

Full Ingredient List

potato flakes, potato starch soybean oil andiof sunflower oil, whole grain corn, tapioca starch, enriched corn meal (degermed yellow corn, ferrous sulfate niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), salt, maltodextrin, sugar, potassium chloride caramel color, monosodium glutamate, cisese powder tcheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, salt, disodium phosphate yellow #5, yellow #61, dextrose, buttermilk, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors (including smoke), whey, sour cream sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), maltodextrin, tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate], malic acid, yeast extract, lactic acid, dried onion, dísodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, yellow #6 lake, silicon dioxide aprocessing aid), contains: milk

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial