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Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch

by Catalina Crunch

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850017468146 · Catalina Crunch · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850017468146 · Serving size 0.5 cup (35 g)

The verdict

Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch by Catalina Crunch scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch, Potato Fiber. 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 41 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

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.

17468146 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Grippos BBQ flavored · ±0 BOOK-OFF …468146 · July 2026

10 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 17468146 · 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: Grippos BBQ flavored 100% Jerkey · Nearest score peer is Grippos BBQ flavored 100% Jerkey 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. Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Catalina Crunch Protein S…95/1002. Grippos BBQ flavored 100% Jerkey: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Grippos BBQ flavored 100%…95/1003. Organic Chocolate Whole Milk: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Organic Chocolate Whole M…95/1004. hello panda: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. hello panda95/1005. Adult Multivitamin Gummies: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Adult Multivitamin Gummies95/100
High-band neighbours for Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch (95/100) outside Catalina Crunch.
Chart values as text

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

Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch
95/100
Grippos BBQ flavored 100% Jerkey
95/100
Organic Chocolate Whole Milk
95/100
hello panda
95/100
Adult Multivitamin Gummies
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. Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch 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

Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% 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: 41 (91st 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 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pea Protein
2
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
3
Potato Fiber
4
Corn Fiber
5
Milk Fiber
6
Guar Gum
7
Baking Soda
8
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
9
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
10
Monocalcium Phosphate
11
Yeast Extract
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Soy Protein Wheels
14
Soy Protein Isolate
15
Rice Flour
16
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
17
Chicory Root Fiber
18
Roasted Almonds
19
Almonds
20
Canola Oil
21
Roasted Cashews
22
Cashews
23
Seasoning
24
Sweet Cream Powder
25
Nonfat Milk
26
Garlic Powder
27
Distilled Vinegar
28
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
29
Sunflower Oil
30
Chickpea Pieces
31
Chickpea Flour
32
Potato Flour
33
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
34
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
35
Cane Sugar
36
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
37
Sunflower Lecithin
38
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
39
Yeast
40
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
41
Mixed Tocopherols

Full Ingredient List

pea protein, tapioca starch, potato fiber, corn fiber, milk fiber, guar gum, baking soda, calcium carbonate, caramel color, monocalcium phosphate, yeast extract, salt, soy protein wheels (soy protein isolate, rice flour, oat fiber, chicory root fiber), roasted almonds (almonds, canola oil), roasted cashews (cashews, canola oil), seasoning (sweet cream powder, salt, nonfat milk, garlic powder, distilled vinegar, lactic acid), sunflower oil, chickpea pieces (chickpea flour, potato flour, cornstarch, rice flour, tapioca starch, sea salt, cane sugar, high oleic sunflower oil, pea protein, sunflower lecithin, xanthan gum, yeast, citric acid, mixed tocopherols)

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch

Neighbours outside Catalina Crunch with screening scores in the same high band as Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Catalina Crunch; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix Creamy Ranch'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 0850017468146: 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.