Safe

Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored

by Catalina Crunch

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850069201180 · Catalina Crunch · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850069201180 · Serving size 1 portion (35 g)

The verdict

Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored by Catalina Crunch scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 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 44-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 44 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.

69201180 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Gefen, gluten free · ±0 BOOK-OFF …201180 · July 2026

13 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 69201180 · 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: Gefen, gluten free cake mix, honey · Nearest score peer is Gefen, gluten free cake mix, honey 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. Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Protein Snack Mix Cheddar…95/1002. Gefen, gluten free cake mix, honey: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Gefen, gluten free cake m…95/1003. Gefen, nice tea, raspberry: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Gefen, nice tea, raspberry95/1004. Gefen, nice tea, kiwi strawberry: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Gefen, nice tea, kiwi str…95/1005. Gefen, nice tea, peach, peach: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Gefen, nice tea, peach, p…95/100
High-band neighbours for Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored (95/100) outside Catalina Crunch.
Chart values as text

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

Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored
95/100
Gefen, gluten free cake mix, honey
95/100
Gefen, nice tea, raspberry
95/100
Gefen, nice tea, kiwi strawberry
95/100
Gefen, nice tea, peach, peach
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. Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 44 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages 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 44 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
Chicory Root Fiber
6
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
7
Baking Soda
8
Monocalcium Phosphate
9
Guar Gum
10
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
11
Yeast Extract
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
14
Cheese Cultures
15
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
16
Enzymes
17
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Cashews
19
Canola Oil
20
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
21
Organic Tapioca Solids
22
Buttermilk
23
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
24
Cheddar Cheese
25
Cream Solids
26
Cultured Nonfat Milk
27
Onion Powder
28
Natural Flavor
29
Paprika Extract
30
Garlic Powder
31
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
32
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
33
Chickpea Flour
34
Potato Flour
35
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
36
Rice Flour
37
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
38
Cane Sugar
39
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
40
Sunflower Lecithin
41
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
42
Yeast
43
Mixed Tocopherols
44
Milk

Full Ingredient List

Pea Protein, Tapioca Starch, Potato Fiber, Corn Fiber, Chicory Root Fiber, Calcium Carbonate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Caramel Color, Yeast Extract, Salt, Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Annatto, Enzymes, Vitamin A Palmitate, Cashews, Canola Oil, Whey, Tapioca Solids, Buttermilk, Sugar, Cheddar Cheese, Cream Solids, Cultured Nonfat Milk, Onion Powder, Natural Flavor, Paprika Extract, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Chickpea Flour, Potato Flour, Cornstarch, Rice Flour, Sea Salt, Cane Sugar, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Yeast, Mixed Tocopherols. Contains: Milk, Cashews.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Snacks Sweet snacks Confectioneries Nuts and their products Nut confectioneries Caramelized mixed nuts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored

Neighbours outside Catalina Crunch with screening scores in the same high band as Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored (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 Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Protein Snack Mix Cheddar Flavored'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 0850069201180: 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.