Safe

Nuts About Sriracha

by Creative Snacks Co.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0816512011546 · Creative Snacks Co. · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0816512011546 · Serving size 0.25 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Nuts About Sriracha by Creative Snacks Co. scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 36-component record, beginning with Honey Roasted Sriracha Peanuts, Peanuts, Evaporated Sugar Cane. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 36 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

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

12011546 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Nuts About Sriracha label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-RARE Peanut Oil PHOTO-FINISH Snackitudes, Twisted Covered · ±0 BOOK-OFF …011546 · July 2026

9 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Peanut Oil). Source sheet 12011546 · 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: Snackitudes, Twisted Covered Pretzels, Smore's · Nearest score peer is Snackitudes, Twisted Covered Pretzels, Smore's 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.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Nuts About Sriracha: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Nuts About Sriracha100/1002. Snackitudes, Twisted Covered Pretzels, Smore's: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Snackitudes, Twisted Cove…100/1003. Creative Snacks Co., Roasted Cashews: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Creative Snacks Co., Roas…100/1004. After school mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. After school mix100/1005. Sesame Sticks: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sesame Sticks100/100
High-band neighbours for Nuts About Sriracha (100/100) outside Creative Snacks Co..
Chart values as text

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

Nuts About Sriracha
100/100
Snackitudes, Twisted Covered Pretzels, Smore's
100/100
Creative Snacks Co., Roasted Cashews
100/100
After school mix
100/100
Sesame Sticks
100/100

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. Nuts About Sriracha scores 13.9 points above that category average (100/100 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

Nuts About Sriracha lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. 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: 36 (87th 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

1
Honey Roasted Sriracha Peanuts
2
Peanuts
3
Evaporated Sugar Cane
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Sriracha Seasoning
6
Dried Vinegar
7
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
8
White Distilled Vinegar
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Paprika
11
Spices
12
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
13
Natural Flavor
14
Extractives Of Paprika
15
Honey
16
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
19
Sriracha Corn Sticks
20
Yellow Corn Masa
21
Soybean Oil
22
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Vinegar Powder
24
Distilled Vinegar
25
Dried Cane Syrup
26
Garlic Powder
27
Spice
28
Onion Powder
29
Paprika Extract
30
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
31
Roasted
32
No Salt Cashew
33
Cashews
34
Canola Oil
35
No Salt Pumpkin Seeds
36
Pumpkin Seeds

Full Ingredient List

Honey roasted sriracha peanuts (peanuts, evaporated sugar cane, sugar, sriracha seasoning [sugar, dehydrated vinegar (maltodextrin, white distilled vinegar), salt, paprika, spices, citric acid, natural flavor, extractives of paprika], honey, peanut oil, potato starch, xanthan gum), sriracha corn sticks (yellow corn masa, soybean oil, sriracha seasoning [maltodextrin, sea salt, vinegar powder (maltodextrin, distilled vinegar), dried cane syrup, paprika, garlic powder, spice, onion powder, paprika extract, malic acid, natural flavor]), roasted, no salt cashew (cashews, canola oil), roasted, no salt pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seeds, canola oil).

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Nuts About Sriracha

Neighbours outside Creative Snacks Co. with screening scores in the same high band as Nuts About Sriracha (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Creative Snacks Co.; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Nuts About Sriracha has a longer ingredient list than 87% of its Snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0816512011546: 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.