CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM
CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM by Ruffles has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Snacks / Cereals and potatoes / Salty snacks / Appetizers / Chips and fries / Crisps / Potato crisps
How This Score Is Built
PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 3 of 3 ingredients tracked for CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.
Where CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
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
potatoes, vegetable oil (sunflower, corn, calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. 8% dietary fiber 1g total sugars 1g 6% 5% protein 2g vitamin d omcg calcium 15mg iron 1mg 0% 2% potassium 339mg 6% vitamin c 6% not a significant source of added sugars. the % daily value (dv) tells you in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2.000 how much a nutrient and/or canola oil), (maltodextrin [made cheese [milk, cheese ires, salt, enzymes), onion powder, corn oil, monosoc" artificial flavors, buttermilk, car ola il, sour cream [cultured cream, skim milk], lactose, butter [cream, salt], sodium caseinate, yeast extract, citric acid, skim milk, blue cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), lactic acid, garlic powder, artificial color [yellow 6, yellow 5], whey protein isolate, sunflower oil, and milk protein concentrate). contains milk ingredients. n corn], salt, whey, cheddar glutamate, natural and frito-lay, inc. plano, tx 75024-4099 © 2015 frito-layl
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM: 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: 4.3/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 3.
Product Details
- Brand
- Ruffles
- Barcode
- 0028400441070
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM rank on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4.3/5, CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM sits ahead of 62% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM's 4.3/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM's mapped ingredients average out to 4.3/5, which is 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.