Frito NOVA 4

Flavor Mix 42

Flavor Mix 42: 4/5 ingredient safety

Flavor Mix 42 by Frito has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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

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. 1 of 1 ingredient tracked for Flavor Mix 42 has 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 Flavor Mix 42 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

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

smartlabel Flatten Before Recycling Scan here for more food information or call 1-800-352-4477 PAPER MULTI-LAYER BOX BAG how2recycle.info GUARANTEED FRESH Until printed date or this snack is on us. Questions or Comments? 1-800-352-4477 Weekdays 9:00am to 4:30pm Central Time Please provide product name, bag size and date for each package. CONTAINS CHEETOS P INGREDIENT (CORN, CAN NATURAL AN (YELLOW 6). CONTAINS M LAY'S SOUR C INGREDIENTS SOUR CREAM LACTOSE, AND CONTAINS MIL Nutrition Facts CHEESE FLAVORED SNACKS CHEETOS® CRUNCHY CHEETOS® PUFFS CHEESE FLAVORED SNACKS LAY'S® SOUR CREAM & | LAY'S® BARBECUE ONION FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS RUFFLESⓇ CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS FRITOS® CHILI CHEESE FLAVORED CORN CHIPS DORITOS® NACHO CHEESE FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS DORITOS® COOL RANCH® FLAVORED TORTILLA CHIPS LAY'S BARBECU INGREDIENTS: F FROM CORN), M EXTRACTS, CARA Servings per container 7 5 5 5 4 4 7 5 RUFFLES CHEDDA Serving size 1 package 1 package 1 package 1

Product Details

Brand
Frito
Barcode
0028400737388
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Flavor Mix 42 above or below average on ingredient safety?

Flavor Mix 42 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.

How should Flavor Mix 42's 4/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Flavor Mix 42'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.