Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq
Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq by Cracker jack has 8 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
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How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq, 8 of its 8 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq 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
Cheddar Bbq Flavored Granola Clusters, Whole Rolled Oats, Soluble Corn Fiber, Vegetable Oil (Peanut, Soybean, Corn, Sunflower, Canola And/Or Cottonseed Oil, Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Sugar, Malt Extract, Salt), And Less Than 2% Of The Following: Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Whole Wheat, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Tomato Powder, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin (Made From Corn), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dextrose, Monosodium Glutamate, Spices, Molasses, Whey, Natural And Artificial Flavors (Including Natural Smoke Flavor), Romano Cheese (Part-Skim Cow'S Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Artificial Color (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake), Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Skim Milk, Lactic Acid, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Baking Soda, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Ascorbic Acid (Antioxidant), And Rosemary (Antioxidant). Peanuts - Peanuts, Vegetable Oil (Peanuts, Soybean, Cottonseed And/Or Sunflower
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq: 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: 8.
Product Details
- Brand
- Cracker jack
- Barcode
- 0028400142472
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq's 4/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Cracker Jack, Hearty Mix, Cheddar Bbq, Cheddar Bbq's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, 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.