Caution

Walkers x20 Meaty Pack

by Walkers

Open Food Facts label for barcode 5000328020068 · Walkers · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 5000328020068

The verdict

Walkers x20 Meaty Pack by Walkers scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 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 38-component record, beginning with Potatoes, Vegetable Oils, Organic Sunflower. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 38 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

28020068 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Walkers x20 Meaty Pack label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-SPARSE 24% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Andy's Favorite Wieners, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …020068 · July 2026

9 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 28020068 · 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: Andy's Favorite Wieners, Baby Wieners · Nearest score peer is Andy's Favorite Wieners, Baby Wieners 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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. Walkers x20 Meaty Pack: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Walkers x20 Meaty Pack85/1002. Andy's Favorite Wieners, Baby Wieners: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Andy's Favorite Wieners, …85/1003. Lean, applewood smoked boneless ham steak, with natural juices: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Lean, applewood smoked bo…85/1004. Trappey's, great northern beans, sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Trappey's, great northern…85/1005. Baby green lima bean with bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Baby green lima bean with…85/100
High-band neighbours for Walkers x20 Meaty Pack (85/100) outside Walkers.
Chart values as text

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

Walkers x20 Meaty Pack
85/100
Andy's Favorite Wieners, Baby Wieners
85/100
Lean, applewood smoked boneless ham steak, with natural juices
85/100
Trappey's, great northern beans, sausage
85/100
Baby green lima bean with bacon
85/100

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. Walkers x20 Meaty Pack scores 1.1 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is roughly typical 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

Walkers x20 Meaty Pack lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). Above this entry. 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: 38 (97th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 38 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Potatoes
2
Vegetable Oils
3
Organic Sunflower
4
Rapeseed
5
In Varying Proportions
6
Roast Chicken Seasoning
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Flavourings
11
Onion Powder
12
Sage
13
Acid
14
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
15
Colour
16
Paprika Extract
17
Antioxidants
18
Rosemary Extract
19
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
20
Tocopherol Rich Extract
21
Milk
22
Soya
23
Mustard
24
Smoky Bacon Seasoning
25
Yeast Extract
26
Yeast Powder
27
Natural Acids
28
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
29
With Sugar And Sweetener
30
Prawn Cocktail Seasoning
31
Sodium Acetates
32
Potassium Acetate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
33
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
34
Tomato Powder
35
Spice Extract
36
Sweetener
37
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
38
Wheat And Other Cereals Containing Gluten Favourite Guap Ed Sps Nux

Full Ingredient List

Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying proportions), Roast Chicken Seasoning [Sugar, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Flavourings, Onion Powder, Dried Sage, Acid (Citric Acid), Colour (Paprika Extract)], Antioxidants (Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Rich Extract, Citric Acid). Allergy Advice May Contain: Milk, Soya, Mustard, Wheat and other cereals containing gluten 5x Smoky Bacon Flavour Potato Crisps Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying proportions), Smoky Bacon Seasoning [Flavourings, Yeast Extract, Salt, Yeast Powder, Potassium Chloride, Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Colour (Paprika Extract)], Antioxidants (Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Rich Extract, Citric Acid). Allergy Advice May Contain: Milk, Soya, Mustard, Wheat and other cereals containing gluten 5x Prawn Cocktail Flavour Potato Crisps (with sugar and sweetener) Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed, in varying proportions), Prawn Cocktail Seasoning [Acids (Sodium Acetates, Potassium Acetate, Citric Acid), Sugar, Flavourings, Dextrose, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Yeast Powder, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Spice Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Sweetener (Sucralose)], Antioxidants (Rosemary Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Rich Extract, Citric Acid). Allergy Advice May Contain: Milk, Soya, Mustard, Wheat and other cereals containing gluten FAVOURITE GUAP ED SPS NUX

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Snacks Cereals and potatoes Salty snacks Appetizers Chips and fries Crisps Potatoes and their products Potato crisps

High-score cross-brand comparables for Walkers x20 Meaty Pack

Neighbours outside Walkers with screening scores in the same high band as Walkers x20 Meaty Pack (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Walkers; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Walkers x20 Meaty Pack'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 Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Walkers x20 Meaty Pack'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 5000328020068: 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.