CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN
CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN by Chester's has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 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
Snacks / Popcorn
How This Score Is Built
CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN 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). 7 of its 7 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 CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% 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
- Monosodium Glutamate - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
Popcorn, vegetable oil (canola, corn, and/or sunflower oil), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), corn maltodextrin, salt, whey, potassium salt, natural and artificial flavors, onion powder, buttermilk, corn starch, Romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, sugar, monosodium glutamate, garlic powder, lactose, artificial color (yellow 6 lake, blue 1, red 40), dextrose, skim milk, spices, citric acid, malic acid, jalapeño peppers, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate. Contains milk ingredients.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN: 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 7.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Chester's
- Barcode
- 0028400768986
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN above or below average on ingredient safety?
CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN scores 4 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 80% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What does a 4/5 ingredient safety score mean?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; CHEDDAR JALAPENO POPCORN's 4/5 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.