Quaker Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS

BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS: 4.2/5 ingredient safety

BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS by Quaker has 10 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 10 of its 10 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.2
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.2 out of 5
Based on 10 tracked ingredients
10
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
9
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Whole Grain Brown Rice, Corn (with Germ Removed), Sunflower Oil, Salt, Buttermilk, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil (Adds a Dietarily Insignificant Amount of Trans Fat), Corn Syrup Solids, Tomato Powder, Corn Meal, Onion Powder, Whey, Dextrose, Monosodium Glutamate, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Maltodextrin (Corn, Potato), Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Caseinate, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Acetate, Malic Acid, Modified Food Starch, Spice, Disodium Phosphate, Vinegar, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Yellow 5 Lake, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin, Yellow 6, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 5.

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Quaker
Barcode
0030000314753
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS's 4.2/5 average puts it in the safer 60%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.2/5 ingredient safety score mean?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; BUTTERMILK RANCH RICE CRISPS's 4.2/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.