Safe

pockets

by Aldi

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4099100012705 · Aldi. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4099100012705

The verdict

pockets by Aldi scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 62 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 62-component record, beginning with Water, Fire Roasted Salsa, Vine Ripened Tomatoes. 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 62 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
4099100012705
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.

00012705 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

pockets label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 62 ing. REG-SPARSE 13% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE Calcium Chloride PHOTO-FINISH Salt & Vinegar · ±0 BOOK-OFF …012705 · July 2026

8 of 62 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Chloride). Source sheet 00012705 · 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: Salt & Vinegar Quinoa Chips · Nearest score peer is Salt & Vinegar Quinoa Chips 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. pockets: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. pockets100/1002. Salt & Vinegar Quinoa Chips: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Salt & Vinegar Quinoa Chi…100/1003. Extra Jumbo Raw Shrimp: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Extra Jumbo Raw Shrimp100/1004. Ranch Veggie Straws: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Ranch Veggie Straws100/1005. Pinto beans: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pinto beans100/100
High-band neighbours for pockets (100/100) outside Aldi.
Chart values as text

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

pockets
100/100
Salt & Vinegar Quinoa Chips
100/100
Extra Jumbo Raw Shrimp
100/100
Ranch Veggie Straws
100/100
Pinto beans
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

pockets lists 62 ingredients on its label

62 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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: 62 (99th 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
Water
2
Fire Roasted Salsa
3
Vine Ripened Tomatoes
4
Organic Tomato Puree
5
Diced Jalapeno Peppers
6
Diced Anaheim Peppers
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Organic Onions
9
Spices
10
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
11
Acetic Acid And Calcium Chloride
12
Millet Flour
13
Brown Rice Flour
14
Rice
15
Stabilized Rice Bran
16
Gluten Substitute
17
Rice Flour
18
Corn Starch
19
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
20
Pea Fiber
21
Guar Gum
22
Corn
23
Cooked Black Beans
24
Brown Rice
25
Sunflower Oil
26
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Green Chiles
28
Green Chile Peppers
29
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
30
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
31
Light Amber Honey
32
Southwest Style Seasoning
33
Red Chili Powder
34
Paprika
35
Garlic Powder
36
Or Less Silicon Dioxide
37
Anti-caking
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
Onion Powder
41
Cornmeal
42
Baking Powder
43
Modified Food Starch
44
Seasoning
45
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
46
Onion
47
Oregano Leaf
48
Basil Leaf
49
Anise
50
White Pepper
51
Black Pepper
52
Parsley Leaf
53
Red Pepper Seed
54
Turmeric
55
Canola Oil
56
Bbq Flavored Topical Seasoning
57
Tomato Powder
58
Chili Powder
59
Paprika Extract
60
Natural Smoke Flavor
61
Spice
62
Anticaking

Full Ingredient List

water, fire roasted salsa (vine ripened tomatoes, tomato puree, diced jalapeno peppers, diced anaheim peppers, salt, dehydrated onions, spices, dehydrated garlic, acetic acid and calcium chloride), millet flour, brown rice flour (rice, stabilized rice bran), gluten substitute (rice flour, corn starch, maltodextrin, pea fiber, guar gum), corn, cooked black beans, brown rice, sunflower oil, sugar, green chiles (green chile peppers, water, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), light amber honey, southwest style seasoning (spices, red chili powder, paprika, salt, garlic powder, citric acid, contains 2% or less silicon dioxide [anti-caking]), rice flour, xanthan gum, yeast, onion powder, cornmeal, baking powder, food starch modified, seasoning (sugar, sea salt, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, oregano leaf, basil leaf, anise, white pepper, black pepper, parsley leaf, red pepper seed, turmeric, canola oil), bbq flavored topical seasoning (maltodextrin, sugar, tomato powder, chili powder, paprika, paprika extract, citric acid, natural smoke flavor, spice, contains 2% or less silicon dioxide [anticaking]),

High-score cross-brand comparables for pockets

Neighbours outside Aldi with screening scores in the same high band as pockets (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Aldi; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

pockets has a longer ingredient list than 99% 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 4099100012705: 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.