Safe

Zesty Ranch Trail Mix

by Southern Grove

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4061461012045 · Southern Grove. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4061461012045 · Serving size 1 portion (30 g)

The verdict

Zesty Ranch Trail Mix by Southern Grove scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 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 52-component record, beginning with Ranch Flavored Cashews, Cashews, Seasoning Buttermilk. 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 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
4061461012045
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

61012045 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Zesty Ranch Trail Mix label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE Malt PHOTO-FINISH Garden Vegetable Cream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …012045 · July 2026

13 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Malt). Source sheet 61012045 · 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: Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread with Other Natural Flavor · Nearest score peer is Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread with Other Natural Flavor 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.

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. Zesty Ranch Trail Mix: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Zesty Ranch Trail Mix100/1002. Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread with Other Natural Flavor: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Garden Vegetable Cream Ch…100/1003. Ditalini: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ditalini100/1004. Macaroni & cheese, elbow pasta with mexican chorizo: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Macaroni & cheese, elbow …100/1005. Macaroni & cheese: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Macaroni & cheese100/100
High-band neighbours for Zesty Ranch Trail Mix (100/100) outside Southern Grove.
Chart values as text

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

Zesty Ranch Trail Mix
100/100
Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread with Other Natural Flavor
100/100
Ditalini
100/100
Macaroni & cheese, elbow pasta with mexican chorizo
100/100
Macaroni & cheese
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Zesty Ranch Trail Mix lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 52 (97th 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

1
Ranch Flavored Cashews
2
Cashews
3
Seasoning Buttermilk
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Dehydrated Onion And Garlic
6
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
7
Cheddar Cheese Powder
8
Cultured Milk
9
Enzymes
10
Natural Flavor
11
Disodium Phosphate
12
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
13
Spices
14
Natural Flavors
15
Yeast Extract
16
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
17
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
18
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
19
Vegetable Oil
20
Cottonseed
21
Safflower
22
Sunflower Oil
23
Smoked Jalapeno Flavored Blanched Almonds
24
Almonds
25
Garlic Powder
26
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
27
Onion
28
Jalapeno
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Ground Paprika
31
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
32
Green Jalapeno
33
Red Vegetable Oil
34
Canola
35
Peanut
36
Ranch Seasoned Pretzels
37
Enriched Wheat Flour
38
Malt
ENZYME
Approved
39
Soybean Oil
40
Buttermilk
41
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
42
Jalapeno Flavored Cornbread Crisps
43
Enriched Yellow Corn Meal
44
Water
45
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
46
Jalapeno Seasoning
47
Vinegar Powder
48
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
49
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
50
Rosemary Extract
51
Baking Powder
52
Calci

Full Ingredient List

RANCH FLAVORED CASHEWS (CASHEWS, SEASONING BUTTERMILK, SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION AND GARLIC, DEXTROSE, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE, VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED, SAFFLOWER, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), SMOKED JALAPENO FLAVORED BLANCHED ALMONDS (ALMONDS, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, DEHYDRATED ONION, JALAPENO, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, SPICES, YEAST EXTRACT, SILICON DIOXIDE), GROUND PAPRIKA, SEA SALT, DEHYDRATED GREEN JALAPENO, RED VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, PEANUT, COTTONSEED, SAFFLOWER, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), RANCH SEASONED PRETZELS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALT, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, BUTTERMILK, SALT, DEHYDRATED ONION AND GARLIC, DEXTROSE, WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, SILICON DIOXIDE, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, PEANUT, COTTONSEED, SAFFLOWER, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), JALAPENO FLAVORED CORNBREAD CRISPS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED YELLOW CORN MEAL, WATER, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, JALAPENO SEASONING, VINEGAR POWDER, CORNSTARCH, ASCORBIC ACID, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, BAKING POWDER, CALCI

Other products containing Calci

Calci is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Zesty Ranch Trail Mix

Neighbours outside Southern Grove with screening scores in the same high band as Zesty Ranch Trail Mix (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Southern Grove; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Zesty Ranch Trail Mix has a longer ingredient list than 97% of its published 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 4061461012045: 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.