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Hot And Spicy Protien Chips

by Quest Nutrition

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0888849013531 · Quest Nutrition. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0888849013531 · Serving size 1 bag (32 g)

The verdict

Hot And Spicy Protien Chips by Quest Nutrition scores 25/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 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 38-component record, beginning with Protein Blend, Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate. 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.

25/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 38 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0888849013531
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

20/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

25/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

49013531 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hot And Spicy Protien Chips label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 25/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Yellow 6 PHOTO-FINISH Tortilla Style Protein · ±0 BOOK-OFF …013531 · July 2026

9 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Yellow 6). Source sheet 49013531 · 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: Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy · Nearest score peer is Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Hot And Spicy Protien Chips: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Hot And Spicy Protien Chi…25/1002. Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Tortilla Style Protein Ch…25/1003. Real Premium Ice Cream: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Real Premium Ice Cream25/1004. Candy Corn: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Candy Corn25/1005. Fruit crisps: 25/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Fruit crisps25/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Hot And Spicy Protien Chips (25/100 on 38 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Hot And Spicy Protien Chips
25/100
Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy
25/100
Real Premium Ice Cream
25/100
Candy Corn
25/100
Fruit crisps
25/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Hot And Spicy Protien Chips lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 38 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 25/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 38 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Protein Blend
2
Milk Protein Isolate
3
Whey Protein Isolate
4
Vegetable Oil
5
Organic Sunflower
6
Canola
7
Soybean Oil
8
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
9
Corn Starch
10
Natural Flavors
11
Whey Powder
12
Psyllium Husk
13
Soluble Corn Fiber
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Buttermilk Powder
16
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
17
Soy Lecithin
18
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
19
Yeast Extract
20
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
21
Tomato Powder
22
Onion Powder
23
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Turmeric Oleoresin
25
Color
26
Chia Seed
27
Hot Sauce
28
Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
29
Dried Vinegar
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Cheddar Cheese Powder
32
Cultured Milk
33
Enzymes
34
Garlic Powder
35
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese
38
Stevia Sweetener

Full Ingredient List

protein blend (milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate), vegetable oil (sunflower, canola, and/or soybean oil), calcium caseinate, corn starch, natural flavors, whey powder, psyllium husk, soluble corn fiber, salt, buttermilk powder, lecithin (sunflower, canola, and/or soy lecithin), calcium carbonate, yeast extract, citric acid, tomato powder, onion powder, red 40 lake, turmeric oleoresin (color), chia seed, hot sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), cheddar cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), garlic powder, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, enzyme modified cheddar cheese, stevia sweetener

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Hot And Spicy Protien Chips

Neighbours outside Quest Nutrition in the same lower screening band as Hot And Spicy Protien Chips (25/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Quest Nutrition; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Yellow 6 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Hot And Spicy Protien Chips's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 38-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Yellow 6. Open Yellow 6
  • Compare Hot And Spicy Protien Chips'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 0888849013531: 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.